Up to 20 students occupied the Fianna Fáil head office in Dublin city centre for a time this afternoon.
The students said they decided to leave after the 90-minute occupation because they felt they had made their point.
They said they left the building quietly and that there was no confrontation with gardaí. They were protesting at what they say is the Government's poor treatment of students.
The students entered the building following a protest which called for the wider availability of the student grant, among other issues.
Further protests are planned around the city halls in Waterford and Galway later this week.
