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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Roisin Butler

Irish student forced to pay unexpected fees after 'grant miscommunication' from SUSI

An Irish postgraduate student has shared her frustrations with the SUSI system following what she claims was poor communication on her entitlement to a grant for her education.

Laura McCarthy, who is studying for a Master’s in Women’s Studies, was assured that she would be entitled to a full grant from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for the upcoming academic year in a letter sent out in July 2021.

However, she realised a month into her course that the fees remained unpaid on her student record.

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