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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have confirmed students will be hit with an extra €1,000 in college fees. They’ve turned their backs on young people. Rents are soaring, rooms are shrinking - but costs keep rising. This rip off must end. Under Sinn Féin students fees must be scrapped,... show more

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Summer1 year ago

Will this only apply to Irish students? Are FF and FG discriminating against their own citizens.

Tadhg Mac an Chalbhaigh1 year ago

Well someone has to pay for the free education of Ukrainians and other foreigners in our nation.

Ireland_strong1 year ago

Does this apply to Ukrainians too who currently get to go for free or is this additional payment to pay for them?

Kevin McD1 year ago

Oh no, college students have to contribute towards their own education. How awful.

tony1 year ago

Its not extra, it was reduced with €1000 support and thats gone now. Not like you are misleading the public or anything

Donal Jackson.1 year ago

Where’s Shergar?

The Left Are Filth1 year ago

No doubt the 3rd world imports(who's dumping in Oreland you and your party support) will have it paid for them.

fourgreenfields🇮🇪1 year ago

Costs of rent are rising because the government (backed by all in opposition,including SF),which have open border policies. Stop the mass immigration policies, deport all illegals, and rent will go down bc the demand won't be there. When are you all gonna help the Irish people?

Shay Ferrari1 year ago

Yeah but give the Ukrainian scammers everything for free, they hate us, Knuts.

Jack Tyrrell1 year ago

It’s funny how pearse Doherty seems like the only decent bloke in Sinn Fein maybe they’d get somewhere with him in charge but all the mainstream parties are rotten to the core so it’d make no difference

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