Last night, the "government in waiting", Fine Gael and Labour could not make a promise to strickened students to reverse the cuts to their grants.
The Union of Students in Ireland is furious over the change which it claims will force many to drop out of college.
Anger is mounting over drastic cuts in grants for 25,000 students who will lose €1,700 each on average from next September.
The students will be forced onto lower grants because they live less than 45km from college.
Until now they got the higher 'non-adjacent' grant which kicked in at 24km from college.
Showing posts with label Budget 2011 protests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Budget 2011 protests. Show all posts
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Irish Social groups condemn Budget of Misery
Social groups are today digesting the details of Budget 2011.
Barnardos says there is despair in many Irish households as a result of the cuts in child benefit.
The Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed says Ireland is a much colder place for those out of work.
Respond, the housing association, says cuts to social welfare and child benefit will inflict further hardship on families.
The Civil Public and Services Union, which represents lower-paid civil servants, said that the Budget fails the test of fairness, while the ICTU said that it is "utterly lacking in any sense of the common good”.
Frances Byrne from OPEN, the national network of one parent families, says the Budget is devastating.
"It makes a huge lie of protecting the vulnerable," said Byrne.
Barnardos says there is despair in many Irish households as a result of the cuts in child benefit.
The Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed says Ireland is a much colder place for those out of work.
Respond, the housing association, says cuts to social welfare and child benefit will inflict further hardship on families.
The Civil Public and Services Union, which represents lower-paid civil servants, said that the Budget fails the test of fairness, while the ICTU said that it is "utterly lacking in any sense of the common good”.
Frances Byrne from OPEN, the national network of one parent families, says the Budget is devastating.
"It makes a huge lie of protecting the vulnerable," said Byrne.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Crane protestor arrested outside Leinster House
An anti Budget protester was arrested outside Leinster House earlier today, after parking a cherry picker covered in anti government slogans outside the gates.
Slogans condemning Anglo Irish bank and ministerial pensions were hastily removed by Gardai as they attempted to get the man to come down.
The man was in the cage at the top of the crane, the arm of which was fully extended, played music through loud speakers and threw a number of tennis balls at the ground below.
Slogans condemning Anglo Irish bank and ministerial pensions were hastily removed by Gardai as they attempted to get the man to come down.
The man was in the cage at the top of the crane, the arm of which was fully extended, played music through loud speakers and threw a number of tennis balls at the ground below.
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