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'A gut punch': DCU charging students €56 per week to park at accommodation

DCU has come under fire for charging the students living on campus €56 to park there for the week.  Previously, students living on campus had to enter a lottery to get allocated a car parking space, which cost €200 last year.  But the car park will now be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, and parking their cars overnight full-time will cost students living on campus hundreds of euro extra per year.  Andrea was joined by DCU student Jack McDonald and DCU Student's Union President Thomas O'Dowd... Image: Higher Education Authority

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12.02 18 Sep 2023


'A gut punch': DCU charging students €56 per week to park at accommodation


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DCU has come under fire for charging the students living on campus €56 to park there for the week. 

Previously, students living on campus had to enter a lottery to get allocated a car parking space, which cost €200 last year. 

But the car park will now be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, and parking their cars overnight full-time will cost students living on campus hundreds of euro extra per year. 

Andrea was joined by DCU student Jack McDonald and DCU Student's Union President Thomas O'Dowd...

Image: Higher Education Authority


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