Hotels lined up to house students

Hotel rooms are being considered as a temporary solution to accommodate students who may struggle to find rooms to rent in Cork.

UCC had a strong response to calls for homeowners to let rooms accommodation amid reports of the toughest year in a long time for students to find places to live.

It listed dozens of properties available for the coming term on its accommodation website yesterday, including around 20 owner-occupied homes offering rooms, some with meals included in the rent.