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

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

Students have launched a new campaign to help address the crippling accommodation shortage by urging homeowners to rent out a spare room this academic year.

The students’ unions of Trinity College, Dublin City University (DCU), University College Dublin (UCD), National College of Art and Design (NCAD), and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) have started a “digs drive” to highlight what they described as persistent failures from universities and policymakers to boost the number of available beds for students.