With the upcoming 2012 increases in English tuition fees - there may well be more English students appplying for university places in Ireland.
Unlike the UK - where university tuition fees are set to increase to as much as £9000 in 2012 - Ireland still has Free University Tuition Fees for EU students.
Any UK or EU resident can go to University in Ireland and will not have to pay any tuition fees.


Third level education is not totally free in Ireland - all the universities charge a registration fee or a student services fee of around €1500. But - a place at Trinity College Dublin for €1500 a year is a lot cheaper than the £9000 GBP at Oxford or Cambridge.

There are no low interest government backed student loans in Ireland - unlike the UK . Irish students can still get maintenance grants of upto €3250 a year - and anyone that gets a grant doesn't have to pay the registration fees.

Over 3 years - the difference in fees will be lower in Ireland by €26000 Euro - . OK - UK students can apply for loans to cover tuition fees in the UK - but that is a big debt to have hanging round your neck for the first few years of your working life.


Uk students who want to apply to University in Ireland can apply via the CAO.ie website.
Offers are not made until all the Irish school exams are published which is usually August . Offers are based on exam results/ points and there are no personal statements required.


University Fees Ireland 2011
These are not tuition Fees - they are called registration fees or student services

Trinity College Dublin - €1585
University College Dublin €1654
University of Limerick €1572
Cork University €1650

These Fees are set to rise to 2000 Euro next year.