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Wed 08 Aug 2008Youth march to oppose fees
YOUNG PEOPLE from all over Ireland are expected to march through Dublin today in protest against any reintroduction of third-level college fees and what they believe is a marginalisation of the youth voice in Ireland.
A new representative body, the National Youth Organisation (NYO), is behind the protest, which its chairman, Aidan McGrath, claims is "the first ever youth protest in Irish history", given the involvement of young people under the age of 18.
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