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Friday 27 November 2020
There has been no clarity from immigration authorities about when rules will be enforced.
A less diverse campus and a devastating impact on university income lies ahead due to a drop in international students.
The minister said international students can come to the country to study as long as they self-isolate.
ICE had said that international students must leave the country if their classes are only online, or transfer to a school offering in-person tuition.
Some universities are offering online only study options but others will require the students to move to Ireland for their course.
There has been a 45% increase in students from non-EEA countries since 2013.
‘We are delighted to come and spend our savings on courses and accommodation but we need help to get set up. None of us wants to sleep on the streets,’ writes Ana Marta Gonçalves.
International students studying in Ireland are facing a myriad of problems.
“Wherever you’re hiding, we need that money.”
RTÉ has reported that the college owes international students €200,000.
*We’re talking about the people, not the *ahem* beauty treatment.
English in Dublin going is the seventh such closure in the last five months.
The reminder came as the Government announced a clamp down on ‘rogue operators’ in the international education sector
A representative body for international students says they want tuition prioritised by liquidators.
Families who agree to take on a student for the full year – 52 weeks – will have their fees completely set aside, while those who take in a student for 40 weeks will have their fees reduced to €1000.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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