Special Report: Demand for new student accommodation in Cork could be hit by the pandemic

An artist’s impression of the Bandon Road purpose-built student accommodation overlooking The Lough. There are are between 17,500 and 18,000 international students in Irish universities at any one time and this number is expected to increase, thus the need for more properties to house them.

Lots of sites across Cork city are earmarked for college living, but the demand may plummet if students are being taught online, writes Kevin O’Neill