university fees were introduced in the uk on 1 august 2001.
when were university fees introduced in the uk?
1 august 2001
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on the same day as the pensioners protested, the students of ireland also protested over a proposal to reinstate university fees. on 11 august 2008, ireland's minister for education and science, batt o'keeffe, had indicated that fees for university students were back on the agenda in a move which contravened prior government policy. university fees were abolished in 1995 by the fine gael-labour government. with university presidents putting pressure on the government to approve this proposal, brian lenihan announced an increase in the annual college registration fee by €600 on budget day. the union of students in ireland (usi) arranged a protest in response to claims that any increase in tuition fees would prevent many from attending college.
fallout of the 2009 irish government budget