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It Costs, On Average, €14,000 For Students To Attend 3rd Level While Living Away From Home.

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That's according to the Technological University Dublin Student Cost of Living Guide.

Students living away from home could face up to €14,000 in costs for the upcoming academic year.

Increasing rents and food prices are leading to a likely rise in living costs, according to the Technological University Dublin Student Cost of Living Guide.

Students moving to Dublin will need €1,539 a month, or €13,827 for the year.

That's gone up from just over €12,000 needed for the 2019-2020 academic year.

President of the Union of Students in Ireland, Clare Austick, has broken down where the increased living costs are coming from:


Sinn Féin's Higher Education Spokesperson, Rose Conway-Walsh, says some families are put to the pin of their collar trying to afford college

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