Students brand move to restore third-level fees as a 'cynical and calculated betrayal'

Higher education minister James Lawless indicated that student fees will go back up after being cut by €1,000 under cost-of-living measures over the past three years

Higher education minister James Lawless has confirmed that students and families now face an extra €1,000 in education costs from next term as third-level fees will be restored to €3,000. File photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Students have hit out at the Government's "cynical and calculated betrayal" as a coalition row escalates around a Budget decision on third-level fees.

Higher education minister James Lawless has confirmed that students and families now face an extra €1,000 in education costs from next term as third-level fees will be restored to €3,000.