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Students Staging Walk Out Over Rising Cost Of Living

Students around the country are this morning 'raising the alarm' over the rising cost of living and...
Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

8:57 AM - 13 Oct 2022



Students Staging Walk Out Over...

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Students Staging Walk Out Over Rising Cost Of Living

Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

8:57 AM - 13 Oct 2022



Students around the country are this morning 'raising the alarm' over the rising cost of living and housing crisis.

The Union of Students in Ireland is staging a nationwide walk-out of lectures at 11.11 am today, and says "students can’t afford to stay quiet, so we’re walking out".

The organisation says 88 per cent of students are worried about their money and finances during the academic year.

USI says landlords are "exploiting the student accommodation crisis by charging sky-high rents", and forecasts an expected shortage of 20,000 student beds by 2024.

The union says it aims to remind college authorities and politicians that students aren’t an endless money pit.



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