“Veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne has said that it is inevitable that university fees will have to come back because the majority of Irish universities are now ‘insolvent’. Mr Byrne, a member of the board of trustees on Dublin City University’s (DCU) Educational Trust, said that a number of Ireland’s leading universities are now having serious cash flow problems. The renowned host was speaking after Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe signalled the return of third-level fees as the Government tries to fill a gaping hole in its budget …” (more)
[Niamh Horan, Independent, 1 March]