IrishCentral Union of Students in Ireland - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Union+of+Students+in+Ireland IrishCentral Union of Students in Ireland en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Government-forcing-emigration-with-college-cuts-warns-Students-Union-133869378.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Government-forcing-emigration-with-college-cuts-warns-Students-Union-133869378.html Government forcing emigration with college cuts warns Students Union (IrishCentral) Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:47:04 PST
By: CATHAL DERVAN

Thousands of Ireland’s finest young brains will be forced to emigrate if the Government cuts all grants to postgraduate students in next month’s budget.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/danny_boy/irish-students-brace-for-fees-bonanza-as-union-prepares-protest-march-133168508.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/danny_boy/irish-students-brace-for-fees-bonanza-as-union-prepares-protest-march-133168508.html Irish students brace for fees bonanza - Student Union prepares protest march (IrishCentral) Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:45:25 PDT
USI leader Gary RedmondIrish students are bracing for a fees bonanza in the next Budget, as the national students' union prepares a major protest march to show students' disgust at the possibility of further fee hikesThe protest is being spear-headed by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), and recently won the support of the students union at Trinity, a major boost for the campaignStudents are disappointed that key education players such as Minister for Education and Skills back-tracked on a pre-election pledge not to raise fees should they accede to powerQuinn, himself a former students' union leader, announced at a key policy address earlier this year that the current fees' situation was untenable -- a position which he has maintained adamantly since READ MORE ]]>