OPPOSITION MOUNTS TO ABOLITION OF NUI

Date Published: 22-Jan-2010

Opposition is mounting to the abolition of the National University of Ireland.

Fine Gael’s spokesperson for Education in the Seanad Fidelma Healy Eames says she’s in shock following the cut and is disappointed there was no prior discussion or notice given.

Minister for foreign affairs Dick Roche told the Dáil yesterday that the dissolution of colleges including NUI Galway and NUI Maynooth was not primarily financial, and would generate around 1 million euro in net savings

Minister for Education Batt O’ Keefe will meet the four presidents of NUI universities next week, but a revesal of the decision seems unlikely.