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Students urged to be wary amid accommodation fraud rise

Gardaí have issued a warning about student accommodation fraud ahead of an expected increase in scams as first-year students seek housing and other students return to college.

Ireland • 25 Aug

We've been speaking to young voters in Cork about the issues that matter to them

Watch: What issues really matter to young Cork voters?

With the General Election campaign in full swing, reporters Kate McDonald and Sinéad Brennan have been to Cork to find out what issues are really on the minds of young voters.

Election 24 • 14 Nov 24

Students have welcomed the reduction in fees announced in Budget 2025

Watch: Students welcome reduction of fees in Budget

Fees for university students are to be reduced by €1,000 as part of a series of cost-of-living measures unveiled in the Budget.

Budget 2025 • 01 Oct 24

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said warning letters had been sent to 34 education providers

Australia raises minimum savings for student visa

Australia said it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration.

World • 08 May 24

Maynooth University students Alex Balfe and Kyla Henry say their 'Green Campus' group has been making a big difference

Watch: How students help keep Maynooth litter-free

Students have been describing the part they play in keeping Ireland's cleanest town, Maynooth, litter-free.

Ireland • 08 Jan 24

Student are advised to view a property in person (Stock image)

Rental scams: Warning for students ahead of new term

College students are being warned about the prevalence of rental scams ahead of their return to campus next month.

Ireland • 16 Aug 23

French postgraduate student Lucie Duillon said Dublin is 'so much more expensive than in France'

French Embassy warns of Irish 'severe housing crisis'

The French Embassy in Ireland is warning those who are relocating here from France that Ireland is currently experiencing "a severe housing crisis" and that new arrivals face significant difficulties in finding accommodation.

Ireland • 16 Sep 22

Shauna Young emailed around 60 places in the last few weeks, but got no responses

Student considers tent on campus to avoid daily commute

As many students continue to search for accommodation ahead of their return to third-level studies this month, some have said they are contemplating staying in a tent on campus to avoid a long daily commute.

Ireland • 05 Sep 22

Students will pay on average €680 more to rent a room in Dublin for the forthcoming academic year, Daft.ie says

Students rents still rising despite Covid-19 impact

Students will pay on average €680 more to rent a room in Dublin for the forthcoming academic year and €462 more in other parts of the country than they did last year.

Business • 14 Sep 20

New Zealand's Education Minister said the voluntary code had effectively broken down

New NZ care code after student lay dead for weeks

New Zealand universities and dorm accommodation providers have been told they could face hefty fines following a gruesome case in which a student's decomposing body lay undetected in his room for weeks.

News Lens • 15 Oct 19

The survey found that almost half of all full-time students work during term time

Over a third of students face 'financial difficulties'

More than one in three students in Ireland say they are experiencing serious or very serious financial difficulties, according to a new survey of students.

Education • 22 Jan 18

Richard Bruton says 2019 target will be exceeded - but USI warns over rising costs

Bruton says student bed target likely to be exceeded

The USI has said students are facing increased cost for accommodation as the Minister for Finance said the Government target for 7,000 new student spaces nationally by 2019 was likely to be exceeded.

Education • 20 Jul 17

Nearly half of students here think they are addicted to their smartphone

Student smartphone addiction revealed by survey

Nearly half of students in Ireland think they are addicted to their smartphone with 60% considering they use it too much.

News • 23 May 17

Application numbers have risen for the third consecutive year

Increase in numbers applying for college courses

There has been a rise for the third year running in the number of student applicants for third-level education, new CAO data shows.

News • 09 Mar 16

This year's exam data shows a growing percentage of students sitting Higher Level papers

More than 60,000 receive Junior Cert results

The proportion of students sitting Higher Level papers in the Junior Certificate exam continues to rise.

News • 09 Sep 15

Minister for Education Jan O'Sullivan said she hoped the reforms would help reduce pressure on students

New CAO points system announced

A new CAO points system, which will be used for entry to higher education from 2017 by students now entering 5th Year, has been announced.

News • 03 Sep 15

Jan O'Sullivan announced that students will gain access to supports from next month

Asylum seekers to get access to student support

Student asylum seekers who have been in the Irish school system for at least five years will be able to apply for student supportsto access third level education from 1 September.

News • 28 Aug 15

Second round of offers will be made later this week on Thursday

40,000 take up first round CAO offers

Almost 40,000 applicants have accepted a third-level place in this year's first round of CAO offers.

News • 25 Aug 15

Books of condolence have been opened in many places across the country

Tributes to Irish killed in balcony collapse

Books of condolence are open following the deaths of five young Irish students and one young Irish-American in Berkeley, California.

News • 17 Jun 15

Hundreds of students walked through the streets of the capital today

Kenyan students demand more security after attack

Kenyan university students marched in the capital today, to demand more security from the government, after gunmen killed nearly 150 people at a campus in the eastern town of Garissa last week.

News • 07 Apr 15

Almost 90% of medical students consider emigration

Almost 90% of students studying medicine in Irish universities are considering emigrating after they qualify.

News • 13 Mar 15

Parents of the missing students are running a campaign demanding justice and information about their loved ones

Arrest over Mexican students' disappearance

A suspected member of a Mexican gang has been arrested as part of an investigation into the disappearance of 43 students.

News • 17 Jan 15

Shelbourne College is one of a number of colleges approved by the Irish Government for visa purposes

Private college may owe students over €500,000

A private college that closed suddenly last November is alleged to owe more than €500,000 to students.

News • 09 Jan 15

Almost 40% of last year's graduates found employment in Ireland

Number of Irish graduates working abroad growing

The number of Irish graduates finding work abroad has risen, according to new data from the Higher Education Authority.

News • 22 Dec 14

The remains were found in a rubbish dump and river in the southern state of Guerrero

Mexican student identified among remains

Forensic experts have identified one of 43 missing Mexican students among charred remains found in a landfill.

News • 07 Dec 14