All is not well in the land of student grants

RECENT media coverage of the student grants debacle and the extra funds and grant thresholds paint a pretty picture for Irish students.

But double standards still remain.

The easiest way to illustrate my point is by example: if I was 23 years of age at the time of first registering for third-level education, I would be assessed as a mature student and my own income would be means tested for grant applications and not my parents'.