Student accommodation crisis 'the worst it has ever been'

People take part in a 'Winter of Housing Discontent' protest outside Leinster House, Dublin.

The student accommodation crisis is "the worst it has ever been", according to the president of NUI Galway's Students' Union, with more than 200 students currently staying in hostels in Galway City.

Róisín Nic Lochlainn said the situation had arisen due to "total negligence from the Government".