Accommodation

Purpose-Built Student Housing ‘Was Never About Students’, Protest Hears

Around 100 students gathered at Dublin City Council's officers today calling for its chief Owen Keegan to resign.

Student Unions Should Consider Entering Property Market, Says DCC Chief

A letter to the Dublin City Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan from UCDSU's president led to a terse exchange between the two.
By Emer Moreau

Goldsmith Residents Can Use €200 T-Card Compensation on Rent Payment

After several residents complained about ongoing construction, Trinity offered residents €200 in credit on their T-Cards.
By Mairead Maguire

Printing House Unlikely to be Finished Before Christmas

Students may not be able to move into accommodation in the new building in time for the start of the second term
By Emer Moreau

Does the Government Even Want to Fix the Student Accommodation Crisis?

The scramble for housing occurs every September, but this year was considerably worse. Solving the problem is now a matter of political will, writes Caoimhe Weakliam.
By Caoimhe Weakliam

USI Sleeps Out at Dáil Over Crisis Shortage of Student Accommodation

The union has said that no new course places should be given without living spaces provided.
By Emer Moreau

Over 1,000 Student Beds to be Rented as Short-Term Lets This Year

Dublin City Council has given permission for at least 1,055 beds to be rented to non-students.
By Mairead Maguire

USI to Stage Sleepout at Dáil Over Student Accommodation Crisis

The union is calling for no new course places to be given without living spaces provided.
By Jody Druce

Student Leaders ‘Raise the Roof’ on Housing Crisis

Campaigners in the Raise the Roof group called for 'housing for students, not for profit'.

Unvaccinated Students from Red List States Must Pay for Hotel Quarantine

The countries currently on the list of designated states are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
By Jody Druce