Watch: ATU Donegal students protest calling for equality and ‘parity now’

ATU Donegal students gathered outside the Letterkenny campus to join the nationwide student walkout. 

Students across all Technological Universities in Ireland are taking part in coordinated action calling for fairness, equality, and parity of funding within the TU sector following the latest Budget.

Students gathered outside and called on the government parties to hear their concerns regarding access to capital funding, chanting “no funding, no future”.

A call for Postgraduate Stipend Funding to ensure payment of the full €25,000 research stipend was also highlighted. Students’ Unions of the Technological Universities are also seeking full implementation and funding of Professorships within the Technological University sector, with resourcing from the central Government. Increased core funding is also being sought for courses taught through the medium of Irish, along with amendments to the Technological Universities Act.