ACCOMMODATION CRISIS COULD IMPACT MONAGHAN STUDENTS – SENATOR GALLAGHER

Senator Robbie Gallagher, Fianna Fail Spokesperson for Education in Seanad Eireann, said this week that rising backto- college costs were forcing a growing number of students to drop out of third-level education.

Senator Gallagher told The Northern Standard that the lack of affordable accommodation could have a devastating impact on third-level students who might have to forgo attending college or university because they couldn’t find anywhere to live.

He said that although there was a perception that this was really only an issue in Dublin, it was also true of other cities and towns including Monaghan where students seeking accommodation while attending Monaghan…