Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Two years ago this week, tens of thousands of third level students led by USI walked out of lecture theatres to protest over the student accommodation crisis and the cost-of-living crisis. Two years on, they will do exactly the same this Thursday, 17 October at 11.30 a.m. Most of their problems have only got worse. The housing crisis has got worse and the cost-of-living crisis has got worse. In reality they face a profiteering crisis with big landlords and private companies seeking to make money.

They will be marching out looking for a scrapping of student fees, for proper student accommodation and for a minimum wage that is equal to the living wage.

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