Students staying in hotels as housing crisis hits Irish third-level sector

Third-level students in Limerick are staying in hotels because they cannot find suitable accommodation in the city.

In a sign that the student accommodation crisis has spread this year beyond the larger university cities such as Dublin or Cork, students studying in Limerick are paying up to €390 weekly for five nights in a hotel as part of a deal struck between Mary Immaculate College students union and three city hotels to accommodate students.

Read full story: https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2021/0914/1246580-college-student-accommodation/

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