Third level education under pressure due to covid 19

Universities are planning for a loss of 102 million euro between the last academic year - and the current one.

Representatives from the higher education sector are telling TDs and Senators about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on third level education. They are calling for an increase of on-campus accommodation with a survey showing 70 percent of students want more class time. Provost of Trinity College Wexford native Patrick Prendergast says student accommodation rates have also fallen dramatically