UCC feathers Crow's Nest with students as c€30m 'Jenga' blocks finally open

The development, where double ensuite rooms cost €8,325 for the 37-week student year, is fully booked out ahead of the next academic term

UCC's Crow's Nest student accommodation with the Mardyke Arena and running track in the background Picture: Larry Cummins

CORK’S funkiest student accommodation is finally coming on stream two years later than planned at the site of the former Crow’s Nest bar in Victoria Cross.

All 255 bedrooms in the c€30m four-block development are already booked out for the upcoming academic year, with student arrivals imminent.