Almost a quarter of a million euro is to be given to third-level institutions in the Shannonside region to help students with their mental health.
The Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has today announced a financial package of €5 million to support students' wellbeing and mental health.
Atlone I.T is to receive €125,000 in funding, with I.T Sligo to receive just over €120,000.
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The funding will be used to recruit more student counsellors, assistant psychologists and to implement the Framework for Consent in colleges.
Welfare officer of the AIT student's Union Niall Naughton says it's a brilliant boost ahead of the return to college in the coming weeks :
