It's to highlight issues facing third-level students including accommodation and fees.
Hundreds of students have walked out of lectures at Maynooth University and colleges around the country.
It's part of a national student protest organised by the Union of Students in Ireland.
The organisation is staging the action, to highlight issues facing third-level students including accommodation and fees.
These students were among those to walk out of classes today.

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