UL to build new student village to meet rising accommodation demand

Construction on University of Limerick's ninth student village is to begin next month with a view to it being ready for August 2023.

UL Provost and Deputy President, Professor Shane Kilcommins, said the university has created more than 600 extra CAO places over the past two years at the request of the Government, and this growth in student population must be matched by new student accommodation facilities. File picture: Kieran Clancy

Planning permission has been received for a new student village near the main campus at University of Limerick (UL).

In a bid to ease pressure on the housing supply for students, the university will fund the building of a 20-house development comprising of 80 bedrooms.