Irish Lives Abroad: How do we stack up on the cost of an education

Joyce Fegan gets the views of six Irish people living outside the country on the requirements and cost of education — from pre-school to third-level

Gerald Flynn from Limerick but living in Canada  with wife Meggan and baby girl Clara says the country has two school boards, one is religious and one is not and third level is not cheap.

Education, from pre-school to third-level, garners much attention in Ireland. Sometimes it's basic availability that we are talking about, such as places, and other times it's the price, especially when it comes to pre-school and third-level. 

While university fees were abolished in 1996, under former minister for education Niamh Breathnach, the registration fee has crept up considerably in recent years to about €3,000.