Galway Bay fm newsroom:
NUI Galway's Students Union has set up an online petition calling on the university to revoke a 4% rent increase in on-campus accommodation.
The group argues that by applying the maximum 4% increase in a rent pressure zone, the University is exploiting 19,000 students and their families who already cannot afford the rents they are forced to pay.
The hike means that from September onwards, a single room in Goldcrest student accommodation will be €750 a month.
A petition was created yesterday and has already gathered hundreds of signatures.
SU President Clare Austick says a meeting was held with the University President yesterday to discuss concerns.
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