Government ‘could do more’ on student housing - UCC president

Prof John O’Halloran was speaking at the opening of University College Cork's 255-bed Crow's Nest student apartment complex

The desk and bed in one of the rooms at the newly-opened UCC Crow's Nest student accommodation complex at the junction of Carrigrohane Rd and Victoria Cross in Cork. Pictures: UCC

The president of University College Cork has said the Government needs to "do more" to solve the student accommodation crisis. 

Professor John O’Halloran said funding shortfalls are preventing colleges from providing enough bed spaces for students, with existing accommodation "massively oversubscribed" and lotteries now in place to decide who gets a place to live near campuses.