New hub established for commuting students in Limerick

Some students are travelling long distances and arriving on campus hours before classes start and have nowhere else to go

Marieke Bakhuizen and Dikshant Rana at the UL Student Life Commuter Hub. Picture: Brian Arthur

With life on campus firmly back on track, colleges are dealing with a new phenomenon: An influx of commuter students, whose college experience can be severely curtailed by their daily journey to and from classes.

In the first weeks of the first semester every year, it’s not uncommon for the students who are still struggling to sort accommodation to resort to commuting daily as a short-term fix.