student loans Archives – The College View

Employer’s levy to increase by 200 million to help fund higher education in Ireland

March 22, 2017

The Government is seeking to increase the employer levy by 50% to help fund higher and further education and training by 2020.

Over 600 DCU students march in support of publicly funded education

October 20, 2016

Thousands of students marched in protest of student fees last Wednesday in Dublin

Is the proposed loan system the only way to fund third-level?

October 12, 2016

To pursue the job of your dreams, there is a pretty good chance you are going to need a degree to get there. As the scrap for college places continues, the government also continues to

Future students could pay as much as €20,000 in loans

March 23, 2016

The Cassell report on funding higher education discusses abolishing fees but introducing a loan scheme

TCD Students Against fees wants to “finish the year with a bang”

March 23, 2016

TCD Students Against Fees held a meeting on Tuesday to decide on their structure and the action they should take.

Defiance against student loans must be heard

February 10, 2016

Following the announcement of plans to introduce student loans, Sean Cassidy speaks about why students need to rally against this new scheme.

DCU students fight against fees

February 10, 2016

The DCU ‘Students Againsts Fees’ movement discussed their plan on spreading their message to the student body in their launch meeting last Monday.

USI slams Ógra Fianna Fail proposal

November 18, 2015

The USI slammed the youth branch of Fianna Fail for trying to garner support for an income-contingent loan scheme outside of TCD.

Australian student loan scheme for Ireland

October 14, 2015

Irish officials will decide whether to have student pay back loans based on their income at the end of this year.

A quality education: the third-level funding crisis

April 16, 2014

The College View looks at the impact funding cuts are having on universities and whether there is any solution to the crisis of third-level funding.