Student Accommodation

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<p> Jane Cowan: 'In a flat shared by eight girls, the incessant lack of hygiene greets me every time I enter the kitchen. The light dusting of instant noodles that coats the floor. The constant dirt of our presses. The remnants of what appears to be a chicken curry splattered across the hob. I tend to close my eyes as I near the sink. To my dismay, it’s never not full of the soggy leftovers of someone’s breakfast.'</p>

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Learning to simmer down over spills and messes in shared accommodation

If my flatmate insists on watching movies late into the night (and refuses to experiment with the apparently foreign concept of headphones), we must all endure her Netflix film of choice

<p>Students’ unions said unregulated digs were often the only solution for students facing crippling rents and a dearth of available accommodation options.</p>

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Students launch 'digs drive' to encourage homeowners to rent a room amid accommodation crisis

<p>Some 493 beds will be provided at University College Dublin, while 405 and 116 beds will be constructed at Dublin City University and Maynooth University respectively.</p>

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Government to provide €100m for student accommodation

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Half-price rent deal on student apartments in Cork locked in for 10 years

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Student apartment development in Cork refused planning due to 'excessive' height

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Housing asylum seekers in student apartments not 'viable' – Higher Education Minister

European Investment Bank makes €500m available for retrofitting

Bank to also provide €200m in funding over the next 40 years for the development of student accommodation across the country

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Trinity students plan to escalate Book of Kells protests

Row developed when the college imposed a 2% rent increase

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

TCD students block access to Book of Kells in protest over rent hikes

The university has moved to increase student accommodation rent by 2%

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

UCC president appeals for more funding to help solve student accommodation crisis

Prof John O'Halloran made the appeal at the opening of the new 'jenga-block' apartment complex in Victoria Cross, Cork

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Returning students face six-hour commutes or dropping out as housing crisis bites

'I’ll have to wake up at around 4 am to get the bus from Waterford at five to be in campus for eight in the morning'

Mon, 28 Aug, 2023

Plan for design standards in student accommodation to increase supply and affordability

The move marks the first time in the history of the State that the Government is investing in building student accommodation

Thu, 17 Aug, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Problems are of Bank of Ireland’s own making

The justice minister needs to explain how and why supposedly scarce Garda resources were mobilised so quickly to attend ATMs

Thu, 17 Aug, 2023

Plans to be drawn up for student accommodation across TU sector

Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has announced work will now begin to plan for State-supported student accommodation across the sector

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Issues reflect whole of society

One of the greatest steps taken in opening up Irish society was Donagh O’Malley’s 1966 decision to make secondary education free — a move which contributed greatly to Ireland’s development in subsequent decades by bringing an end to an era when ...

Thu, 25 May, 2023

State to invest millions to help universities build thousands of student apartments

New plans for State to part-fund university-led student housing schemes around the country

Thu, 24 Nov, 2022

Foreign student accommodation survey reveals large number of scam victims

Two thirds of those surveyed said their mental health had suffered due to the accommodation crisis in Ireland, while 14% said they had been a victim of an accommodation scam

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Catherine Conlon: Housing is an academic, health and wellbeing issue — students demand change

Protest a response to the cost-of-living crisis, specifically the emergency surrounding housing, rent and accommodation that is making the ability to live on campus in affordable accommodation impossible

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Gardaí warn students following 30% spike in accommodation scams

€291,452 has been stolen to date in 2022 through such instances of fraud, up from €250,000 in 2019

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

From living in Cork City to a sports hall in Clonmel: Ukrainian refugees ask where next?

Hundreds of Ukrainians who were living in student accommodation in Cork City were forced to leave at the weekend to make way for the return of students

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Could student digs alleviate our cost and accommodation crises?

With the rent-a-room scheme, homeowners can earn up to €14,000 a year without paying tax or impacting on social welfare benefits, writes Catherine Conlon

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

'We are desperate': Ukrainians in student accommodation face uncertain fate

A student village in Cork must be vacated by refugees before the beginning of the college term

Wed, 10 Aug, 2022

Blackouts and energy rationing 'could be a reality' in Europe this winter

Europe has relied too heavily on Russian fossil fuels, particularly gas and oil, which was a “weakness of our system”, EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness said

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Fears student accommodation will soon hit 'breaking point'

Overcrowding and substandard rental conditions for international students may deteriorate further

Sat, 11 Jun, 2022

Stephen Kenny and Matt Doherty 11/11/2021

Government to officially back bid to host Euro 2028

The Government will today decide to officially back the FAI's involvement in a bid to host football's 2028 European Championships.

Tue, 22 Mar, 2022

Simon Harris criticises misuse of student accommodation

Students can expect a significant policy shift in terms of the Government approach to purpose-built student accommodation through Housing For All, minister for further and higher education says

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

Funding secured for 1,000 new special education teachers and 1,165 SNAs

Education Minister has also confirmed funding of €18 million to widen the scope of the disadvantaged school or DEIS scheme

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Limerick residents claim lack of student housing causing antisocial behaviour

The University of Limerick has 2,850 on-campus beds and a student population of about 17,000, leading to many students renting in the private sector

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

'Inequalities' prevent TUs and ITs from building student accommodation, says new president

Professor Vincent Cunnane spoke ahead of the launch of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS)

Fri, 01 Oct, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Have students lost their voices?

At a time when the housing crisis has literally priced many out of education and climate change is a tangible threat, two separate protests held last week could only attract small crowds

Tue, 28 Sep, 2021

Rory Hearne: Accommodation crisis leaves students stressed and exhausted

This is the worst student accommodation crisis we have ever seen in this country and the Government was warned it was coming but ignored it

Wed, 22 Sep, 2021

Government has 'no short-term solution' to student accommodation crisis

As students sleep in hotels and hostels due to a shortage in accommodation, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has conceded there is a 'particular problem in Limerick'

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

Shortage of student housing blamed on anti-social behaviour

Students tell the Irish Examiner they are spending hours commuting and staying in hotels or cars to attend college in Limerick

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021

Limerick students staying in hotels due to shortage of accommodation

Students are paying hundreds of euro a week to stay in hotels and say they have been unable to find accommodation in the city due to significant demand for places

Tue, 14 Sep, 2021

Student apartment plans for Cork and Limerick get green light

One project proposes to build 40 student apartments in Victoria Cross, Cork, with the other proposal consisting of a "student village" for more than 300 students in Limerick City

Mon, 23 Aug, 2021

Minister urged to block student accommodation being used for tourists

A number of planning applications in Cork and Dublin are seeking to use student beds as tourist accommodation, a move criticised by Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan

Sun, 08 Aug, 2021

Ten-storey student apartment block planned for Cork's Victoria Cross

Planning sought for €31m development of 40 student apartments, ranging in size from single-bed studio apartments to eight-bed apartments, comprising 243 bed spaces

Thu, 06 May, 2021

Harris plans to ‘overhaul’ CAO system next year

The Minister for Higher Education also said the Covid-19 pandemic taught him it was possible “not to have a Leaving Cert examination and for the sky not to fall in.”

Sat, 20 Mar, 2021

Appetite for apartments outstrips houses in 2020

CSO data shows planning permission was granted for more than 26,000 apartments, the vast majority of which were for students

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

Board approves demolition of Cork's Kino cinema for student accommodation facility

The proposed €4m five-storey development will also include an art house on the ground floor consisting of a cinema and performing arts space as well as a café/bar.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2021

Irish Hotels Federation moves to stop tourists using Cork student complex

Regardless of An Bord Pleanála’s ruling, the IHF may effectively have won the case as a decision is not due before early May.

Wed, 06 Jan, 2021

Sinn Féin: Half of students unhappy about paying rent while courses online

Many students and families have taken on debt to afford student accommodation and say feel they were misled into securing accommodation.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2020

Cork student apartment site acquired by global investors for €10.3 million

Development set to open in September 2022

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020

Green light for major student apartment complex on landmark Cork city site

An Bórd Pleanála has approved plans for a 280-bed student apartment complex in Cork city with a raft of conditions including one to protect an important view of the city’s landmark St Fin Barre’s Cathedral.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2020

Colleges told to minimise student-staff interaction under new Covid-19 guidelines for third level

Classes or lectures should be less than two hours long, and face-to-face meetings for staff and students should be minimised when colleges return, the Department of Further and Higher Education has recommended.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2020

University Challenge: UCC's €450m investment to build for the future

University College Cork (UCC) is investing €450m in a series of ongoing capital projects including a major expansion of the Tyndall National Institute (TNI) to the North Mall, which will see a doubling of its activity and head count.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2020

Cork hotels suffering as tourists stay in student houses during summer

Hotels in Cork city are now being challenged by the growth in purpose-built student accommodation, with a dramatic surge in summer letting offers of apartments to tourists, when colleges are traditionally wound down.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2020

Fast-tracked student accommodation in Limerick refused planning following appeal

Fast-tracked student accommodation in Limerick has been refused planning following an appeal to An Bord Pleanála due to affect the multi-million euro development might have had on the River Shannon's water quality.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2019

Half of planning applications for housing developments granted by end of 2018

27 housing developments were granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála by the end of 2018, according to its 2018 casework review.

Tue, 19 Feb, 2019

Cork Mayor: Student accommodation plan gives 'two fingers' to locals

Cllr Mick Finn has said that plans to build 57 student apartments, including some 419 student beds, on Bandon Road will create an imbalance that will threaten other communities in the area.

Fri, 18 Jan, 2019