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A Dublin City University student has reacted after his tweet slamming the price of a chicken fillet roll in the campus shop went viral.

DCU student Callaghan Commons's comment caused Londis to drop the price of its chicken fillet roll from €4.50 to €3.75 after it garnered 1,500 likes on social media.

The college newsagent even dropped the price of extra toppings to 25c each following the tweet.

Speaking to Dublin Live, Student Union Vice President for Academic Affairs' Mr Commons said:

"As far as a reaction about my tweet going so big I think it just shows just how annoyed students were with prices of chicken fillet rolls.

"It’s also quite shocking that €5.50 was ever thought to be an acceptable price for a piece of chicken in a bread roll!"

He welcomed the move by Londis, but still feels the shop should make its prices more affordable for students.

Mr Commons added: "I’m delighted that Londis decided to drop their prices but their prices in the shop are still a little high."

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The social media storm erupted earlier this month when Mr Commons announced he was boycotting the shop due to the high cost of the popular student snack.

He tweeted: "I’ve decided to boycott the Londis in DCU because their chicken fillet rolls cost €5.50 and I won’t stand for it!"

The store swiftly replied: "Hi Callaghan, at Londis we welcome feedback, it is the best way to improve our service. A chicken fillet roll currently costs €4.50.

"Extra topppings have increased the price. We are currently reviewing the prices. Feel free to dm to meet up and discuss them with us."

Another student chimed in: "€4.50 is still daylight robbery".

With the original tweet getting nearly 1,500 likes on social media, Londis decided to take the feedback on board and have now lowered the price.

They said: "We are pleased to announce that we are now trialling a reduced price of €3.75 for a chicken fillet roll at our deli. Extra fillings are also now at a reduce price of 25c each. Thank you to our customers for all of your feedback."