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STUDENTS ARE STAGING a ‘sleep-out’ outside Dublin City University accommodation tonight in protest over a 27% increase in rents.
Earlier today a group of students marched from DCU to Shanowen student residences in Santry to voice their concerns about the “extortionate” rent increases at the north Dublin accommodation complex.
The 600 residents of the complex currently pay €7,000 for the academic year, however that figure is climbing to €9,000 starting next term.
The students are sleeping rough outside the gates of Shanowen tonight with the president of the students’ union, Niall Behan, saying “If we cannot afford to sleep in Shanowen, we will sleep outside Shanowen”.
Behan said the demonstrations are a response to Shanowen’s continued lack of engagement with the students’ union.
“These prices have increased six times since opening and the rate has over doubled, but no improvements have been made,” he said.
The campaign has gained 18,000 signatures on the petition, the support of the USI and every Students’ Union in the country and dozens of politicians and Irish influencers.
DCU President Brian McCraith described the rent hikes as “unacceptable”.
“The issue has the potential to limit the scale of future university investments and will inevitably result in increased rental costs for Irish and international students,” he added.
The students’ union are calling for the total reversal of the increases and for the creation of legislation to protect students from being exploited.
Shanowen Residences has yet to respond to TheJournal.ie‘s request for comment.
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Can it give a burglar a thump with a baseball bat?
oddly disguised advert/review. a good one though . but I think you have to add that Belkin and Dlink have had cameras like this out for years and they are half the price. its definitely neither new or ground breaking.
I have a Belkin one, cost me €65 and works perfectly.
So you buy the camera, it is your, but the footage belongs to Nest and you have to pay to replay it? Eh, let me think about this one for a while….
I just want to get a camera for me ma’s front door and a simple display screen. any suggestions out there?
Ring.com
I have two nest protects, and they are great. Considered getting this too but the monthly fee is excessive. It’s a bill I could do without.
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If you intended to be an embarrassing Grammar Nazi then this could be awkward, as NESTS fir alarm is called the protect. and its highly likely that is hats he has.
Brian Donovan, can you connect as many cameras as you like to one wifi router or do you need several wifi routers
Big Brother finds a home!!!!
It is useful for security though.
Gotcha! Little Timmy you grabbed a bun when my back was turned.
Maybe the GAA could modify it, then each player could have one on his shirt with video and sound. Could be called the Foul and Feign System (FFS).
Why ? you would have to be a very controlling person to have this watching your family all day.
Gavin,
it could be handy to keep an eye on Holiday homes throughout the year.
There are less expensive versions of this that don’t have monthly fees. Are equipped with SD cards with full colour HD and night vision, and can be logged into from your smartphone. lidl and Aldi sell them every so often. They work through your wifi.
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