University City Dublin (UCD) students are protesting at the Belfield campus on Tuesday morning over a decision by the university to increase on-campus accommodation rents by 12 per cent over the next three years.
The UCD students’ union said they are “outraged” by the decision and is currently holding a rally in the student centre.
The demonstration coincides with a meeting of the university management team, which is discussing the campus rent increase.
The increase would mean the cost of student accommodation on the Belfield campus rises to between €8,000 and €9,900 per year over the next three years.
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The student union is calling for the rent increase to be scrapped immediately and for management to implement a rental support scheme for students struggling in the private market.
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