“The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is warning of the pitfalls of re-introducing third-level fees. The warning follows confirmation from Education Minister Batt O’Keefe that he plans to bring back tuition fees in the coming years. Mr O’Keeffe says existing students will not be affected, but anyone going to college from this September can expect to be paying fees from 2010 onwards …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 20 March]