Harris appeals to homeowners to rent out rooms to students 

Simon Harris was speaking at Trinity College Dublin where provost Linda Doyle was showing the Higher Education Minister around the college's soon-to-open disAbility hub. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The Further Education Minister is appealing to homeowners to rent out rooms to students as the new academic year approaches. 

Student unions across the country have warned that students face a huge battle to secure accommodation amid pressures from both the housing and Ukrainian crises.