Universities will feel the wrath of two-tiered system

DRIVING along Belfast’s Ormeau Road on my way home from work recently, I spotted the early autumnal scene which signifies the arrival of a new academic year.

Universities will feel the wrath of two-tiered system

Still broad daylight, the pavement outside the Rose and Crown bar was thronged with young, happy customers. The freshers had arrived and the fiesta to celebrate their liberation from small towns and parental control was underway. GAA jerseys, tracksuits tops, and hoodies were everywhere.

Despite my aversion to this type of garb, it’s always pleasing to know that the sons and daughters of the ordinary people who make up the GAA, can still send their children to university. This wasn’t always the case, and judging by the way things are going, it’s not always going to be the case either.

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