GMIT LOBBY WEBSITE TO GO NATIONWIDE

Date Published: 13-Dec-2012

A website set up by GMIT students lobbying a Galway TD is to be re-designed into a national website lobbying political representatives nationwide.Kyne's corner-dot-com is a website where students can anonymously email their opinions about grants or fee increases to Galway West TD Sean Kyne.Some example letters posted on the site to Deputy Kyne are from students who are struggling to stay in college because of the cutbacks in the education system.The site was set up around 2 weeks before the budget.It has impressed members of the union of students in Ireland who want to roll the site out nationwide as a method of lobbying other TDsGMIT student union President Joe O' Connor says the new site will be called dear deputy dot ie.Deputy Sean Kyne says he has received a number of emails through kynes corner dot ie in recent weeks.Speaking to Galway Bay FM news, he says he will endeavour to answer all serious queries asked.