“The Union of Students in Ireland has condemned a letter sent to students at Letterkenny Institute of Technology threatening sanctions if a portion of their registration fees is not paid this week. The letter demands that €500 of the outstanding fees be paid by the end of this week. Many students are still awaiting the processing of their grant applications by County Donegal VEC, which cannot bring in extra personnel to clear the backlog because of the recruitment freeze in the public service …” (more)
[USI Facebook page, 7 December]