IEThe Irish Times
Sending a child to college costs an average of €11,102 this year. Here is the smarter way to pay
College costs a lot of money, so start planning now
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- 26 Aug 2026, 05:13 UTC
- Last checked
- 26 Aug 2026, 18:14 UTC
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Publisher layer
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 26 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
- Source updated
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- Byline
- Joanne Hunt
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College costs a lot of money, so start planning now
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Sending a child to college costs an average of €11,102 this year. Here is the smarter way to pay
College costs a lot of money, so start planning now
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The smarter way to pay for college
College costs a lot of money, so start planning now
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- #2666
- Observed
- 26 Aug 2026, 06:59 UTC
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- news-ledger/0.1
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- metadata and excerpt