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Thu 10 Oct 2010USI expects 20,000 to rally against fee and grant changes
PARENTS MAY have to decide in the future whether or not they can afford to send their children to college if large increases in registration fees and changes to the grants system are implemented, according to the union representing students.
Union of Students in Ireland (USI) president Gary Redmond said yesterday he expected up to 20,000 students from colleges across the State to protest in Dublin next Wednesday against increases in registration fees or cuts in grants which it fears could be as high as 10 per cent.
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