UCC students commuting before dawn as housing crisis fuels daily parking battle

The increase in the number of University College Cork (UCC) students with no choice but to commute to attend their lectures has led to a daily battle for parking spaces that sees some arriving on campus before dawn.

For many, commuting from home or from accommodation elsewhere in Cork is their only option because they cannot find somewhere to rent closer.

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