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A LEAVING CERT student living in direct provision has been told to accept a CAO offer of a college place on Monday, although doubts remain over how exactly she will be able to attend university.
Anna Kern, who received 575 points in the examination, has been living in direct provision accommodation with her mother since moving to Ireland from Ukraine two years ago.
Education for young asylum seekers is funded until third level, meaning Kern looked unlikely to be able to attend university. She intends to study physiotherapy.
Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan intervened in the matter yesterday, offering to meet with Kern.
Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Kern said she received a call from the minister last night.
“She said I should accept an offer on Monday,” Kern explained.
She contacted the Royal College of Surgeons, and together they will find a way.
It remains unclear whether Kern will be able to live in student accommodation, although she believes she will be transferred to a direct provision centre in Dublin. She will also be unable to work to fund her education.
Kern added that when she finishes her degree she intends to stay in Ireland and work a physiotherapist.
Speaking to the same programme her principal, Marion Cummins of Coláiste Nano Nagle in Limerick, described it as wonderful news, adding that she didn’t believe it would have a happy ending.
“Anna has to be offered a place and we’ll see what happens after that.”
I want to acknowledge the difficulties so many other parents around the country have faced due to the huge financial costs [involved in sending a child to third-level education].
Main image courtesy of Limerick Leader.
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This is only the tip of the iceberg to the abuse the Iranian people suffer under the Islamic regime especially women and minority groups! Hopefully one day this nation will be free from the terror of their government. Rest in peace Mahsa Amini.
The wonderful Iranian people have been living with this insanity since 1979.We have neighbours who fled Iran at that time ,they were given the choice or conversion to Islam or a bullet in the head .
Remember that time the Bankers were pissed off with an Iranian leader who nationalised Iranian Oil for the benefit of Iranian people, that was weird…… I wonder how that went?
It’s almost as weird as the way thejournal.ie and the AFP are brilliant at reporting on public protest against governments who do not comply with Bankers policy agendas, in resource rich far flung nations…… But these “NEWS” outlets seem to struggle to notice or report on widescale public protests against the harmful effects of Bankers monopolistic policies (SDGs, ESG, UN Agenda 2030 etc.), when they take place in Germany, France, Italy and Netherlands.
@Special_Ed: Your comparing marbles and rocket ships. Ridiculous comment
Power to the women there. RIP to the victims.
Religion poisons everything.
@Allora: extremist religion poisons everything
@Melissa OHara: no. All religion.
@Dearbhla O Reilly: this is incorrect. Here’sone example as to why you are wrong:
Those who practice the catholic religion today are mostly respectful and decent people. Their religion is a guide for how they can live their life in a positive and loving way. I know this as an atheist who’s parents are dead sound and I’ve done ok for myself.
@Paolo Fandango: I should have added ‘who’s parents are catholic and dead sound’
@Paolo Fandango: thats not an example. That’s an opinion. Amazing how mamy believers of Religious doctrine seem to have difficulty separating things like belief, opinion, example, fact.
@Paolo Fandango: ye taking the p I s s or wha?
@Allora: Religion poisons everything.
@Paolo Fandango: most people who practice most religions are mostly respectful and decent people, it is not just a catholic trait. In fact most religions teach the common theme of loving thy neighbour as thyself or doing to others as they would wish do to themselves and, ironically, you could be practicing the basic teaching of many religions and not just one. It is the few individuals, whether it be priests or nuns or fanatics, that destroy the reputation of all religions yet we may practice the fundamental teachings without being in the institution.
So awful in this day and age.. Between this diabolical situation and the Russian war and climate change Humanity is at a cross roads.. May we all do the right thing..
That title is such poor English
@Fintan O’Halloran: I don’t follow you ?
@Gerry Campbell: Would you following follow him though?
Someone will be along in minute to blame the US for this.
@John Black: Now that you mention it..
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690363402/how-the-cia-overthrew-irans-democracy-in-four-days
Imagine they had a morality police here lol
dear john black as an Iranian we believe American and democrats and ayatollah BBC are to blame .back in 1979 and even before that .they help current regime to come to the power and since they have taking advantage of every country in middle east because of their created regime as an enemy,and they don’t care about democracy and close their eyes to what’s happening in Iran now .
Almost 70 years ago Billy.
@John Black: The effects of which are still being felt today.
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