STUDENT CONGRESS DELEGATION TO GATHER IN BALLINASLOE

Published 22nd May 2013, 10:24 GMT

Date Published: 25-Mar-2013

Over 250 delegates are to gather in Ballinasloe today to discuss the future of the higher education sector.

The annual Congress of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is expected to focus on the cost of college and will also elect a new President.

The four day event begins today at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe with registration from 10 and motions getting underway at 2 this afternoon.

GMIT Students Union President Joe O'Connor is currently running unopposed for the role of the next President, with a vote due to take place tomorrow evening.