North Leinster Ógra Shinn Féin launched and focused on challenging student fees

The Drogheda Sinn Féin Office was the venue of the first North Leinster Ógra Shinn Féin Cúíge meeting since the recent restructuring of the Leinster Cúige.

Core activists representing all areas of the newly formed Cúige attended the meeting on Saturday 22nd August. Many topics were raised during the meeting including how we in Ógra must be active and be engaged with our communities throughout the Cúige. One of the main topics of the meeting was the ever present fear factor of the re-introduction of third level fees for students.


Newly elected campaigns officer Bryan Holland spoke on how,

“The re-introduction of fees would cripple the students of the 26 counties, it would place a mortgage on their heads before they leave university, we in Ógra must step up to the challenge and oppose the re-introduction of third level fees, our message must be clear and simple, we must push our republican politics.”

Newly appointed North Leinster Ógra Organiser Caoimhe Ní Shluáin commented in the meeting, stating that,

“I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the meeting and the plans we have set in place for the Cúige to ensure that we are relevant within our communities and throughout the entire north Leinster area. I was also pleased to see that people made an effort to travel, and a collective team spirit was evident at the meeting, the future of North Leinster Ógra seems to be in very good hands.”