Introduction of early morning rail service to Sligo could help ‘ease student accommodation crisis’
This month’s meeting of Sligo County Council heard calls for Iarnród Éireann to provide additional services to Sligo in order to offset the impending accommodation that is expected to be in place for students attending the ATU. Ballymote Tubbercurry Councillor, Dara Mulvey urged Iarnród Éireann to provide…
Warnings issued to third level over accommodation fraud.
Warnings are being sounded to third-level students from the northwest in relation to accommodation fraud. New figures show this type of fraud is up 30 percent on pre-pandemic levels. Gardaí are appealing to students attending college locally or anywhere in the country to be cautious. House hunters…
Third level students facing major accommodation challenge in Sligo.
The current student accommodation crisis coupled with the rising cost of living is said to be leaving parents scrambling for accommodation in towns such as Sligo. With a return to third level education in the number of weeks, students and parents are considering hostels and hotels as short-term solutions…
Housing Minister should be held accountable for the current accommodation crisis
On the day that a homeless and accommodation protest is taking place in Sligo, calls are being made on the local authority to hold Minister for Housing to account. Sligo Traveller Support Group staged a protest at the offices of Sligo County Council earlier this morning. Meanwhile the…