Campaign urges return to 'student digs' to combat accommodation shortage

Increasing the number of spare rooms rented out as student digs could help tackle Dublin's accommodation crisis.

Dublin residents are being encouraged to rent out their spare rooms as student digs in an effort to tackle Dublin's accommodation crisis.

A new campaign by UCD and Trinity Students' Union, along with Daft.ie, is highlighting the fact that landlords who rent out a room can earn up to €12,000 a year, tax free.