Last Tuesday the 23rd of September at 1.00, around 300 UCD students came out to rally against the reintroduction of fees proposed by Education Minister Pat O'Keefe, and which had been welcomed by President of UCD Hugh Brady in a national newspaper on Tuesday.
A large number of Ogra Shinn Fein activists participated in the Demo, which drew a good crowd outside the Arts Block of the college. Students held up placards calling stating "Education is a Right, Not a Privelige."
The Demo was addressed by members of the Student's Union in UCD, including Campaigns and Communications Officer Dan O'Neill and President Aodhan O'Dea, who led the chants of the protest.
The Demo was also addressed by President of SIPTU in UCD Kieran Allen, and USI President Shane Kelly, who lambasted Dr.Brady on his support for the re introduction of fees. The Demo culminated in the students chanting outside the Admin Building in the college, and all were left energised and believing that the fightback against fees can be a successful one.
Chair of UCD Ogra Mick Reynolds said:
"It's a very good first step in the fightback against fees but there's a long road ahead, and Ogra Shinn Fein need to at the forefront of this fightback in campuses all across Ireland. The Student's Union in UCD are really putting it up to Hugh Brady and his cronies, and Ogra in UCD will fight every step of the way with them in order to ensure that fees are not brought back to third level education."
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