“Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the decision by UCC management to delay the introduction of the €65 conferring fee, saying that ‘While the delay is welcome, outright abolition of the fee is necessary. ‘This conferring fee is a penal tax on students and their families who have worked hard throughout their college lives …’” (more)
[CorkPolitics.ie, 11 May]