Demonstrators protest over student fees at Leinster House in August. Students were left 'extremely disappointed' by Budget 2026. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Third-level students have described this year’s budget as “devastating”, saying a €500 permanent reduction in college fees is an “effective increase”.
The headline student measure announced on Tuesday will see students’ fees permanently reduced to €2,500, down from €3,000.
Although it is the first permanent reduction in student fees in some three decades, the “once-off” decrease in fees of €1,000 that has been a common feature in the last three budgets has led to the reduction b
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