Studying In Ireland
According to a recent news article in The Irish Times , more and more English students are applying to Irish universities because of the increase in tuition fees.
English students will pay £3,375 per year in September 2011 compared to €2,000 (£1,740) in Ireland while for the 2012/2013 academic year those figures will jump to £6000 (and up to £9000 for some courses) in England but look like staying the same in Ireland.
Citizens from any of the European Economic Area countries (that’s all the EU states plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) have the right to study in any of the group’s member states.
Éire Óg, the new Gaelic football club of London Irish Centre, is gathering steam. The club is looking to expand the management team, the squad, and network of supporters. Anyone interested in getting involved should email culture@irishcentre.org.
How Irish Are You? is the name of a campaign to raise awareness amongst Irish people and those of Irish descent living in the UK in advance of the 2011 Census.
The campaign is asking anyone of Irish descent to ensure they tick the box to identify themselves as Irish when the complete the census on March 27th.
The campaign explains the reasoning behind this idea:
“Quite apart from the social benefits, there is also a good business case for the Irish ethnicity question. The outputs from the Census will assist companies to establish diversity baselines. The Irish in Britain operate across all businesses, as employers; employees; customers and consumers. Understanding the diversity of their staff will ensure that companies can both attract talent and retain staff, while achieving good productivity”
For more details on the campaign, as well as help with census questions for those of mixed ethnicity, click here.
