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Students’ Union accommodation plan is an attack on students and the country at large

Matthew Collins argues that the Students’ Union’s accommodation lobby group is taking a harmful approach to the accommodation crisis in Dublin

The policy positions of TCDSU Lobby Group have been revealed, two months after the group was formed. Although the declared strategies of most of the departments represent clear attempts to improve students’ lives, the position adopted by the Accommodation section

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Introducing the TCDSU Lobby Group

The group was formed this summer with President Kieran McNulty as Chair

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In line with his manifesto for election, Trinity College Dublin Student Union (TCDSU) President Kieran McNulty has organised a Lobby Group which will act as the SU’s ‘political wing’, aiming to represent student voices in national politics through eight campaigns:

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Colleges across Ireland add up to €1000 onto rents

Leading property investors warn rental rates are at the “limits of sustainability” in Ireland

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Rents for student residences across Ireland have increased by €1,000 on average this year.

Trinity Student Union’s Accommodation Services are under increased pressure from students who have been unable to find accommodation as a result of the increased rental costs. …

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Little evidence of government initiative in tackling the growing student accommodation crisis in Budget 2016

While there were some overtures to students in new funding announced for the Student Assistance Fund, the government failed to tackle one of the biggest growing concerns for students


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The so-called “giveaway budget” announced by the government this week gave away little to third-level students. Aside from the €3 million announced for the Student Assistance Fund, a pittance when compared to the €50 million allocated for 1916 commemorations, student