Tag: students

Fingal students can apply now for enhanced student grants for the new academic year

Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has confirmed that applications for SUSI grants for the new academic year are now open and changes to the grants will see significant improvements for students. From September: maintenance grants will increase by €200 the income threshold for the standard rate of grant will increase by €1,000 the distance for the higher non-adjacent student grant…

Students can prove their strength in numbers by voting in the Children’s Referendum

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell is urging students to use this weekend’s Children’s Referendum as an opportunity to demonstrate the significance of the student vote and play their part in changing of the Constitution. “The Children’s Referendum will be the first time in ten years that students who live away from home will have a realistic opportunity…