Minister Simon Harris in Sligo to officially link St Angela’s to ATU Sligo
The incorporation of St. Angela’s College into ATU Sligo has been described as a “no brainer”. St. Angela’s College has now dissolved and has become a part of the ATU, the third largest third-level institution in the state now with nine campuses. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris…
14 students left stranded in Manorhamilton this morning
Up to 14 college students were left stranded in Manorhamilton again this morning as a result of buses being full. The students were forced to miss classes this morning in ATU Sligo as the 8am bus from Manorhamilton to Sligo had no space for them. With the college semester well…
Manorhamilton Councillor says students traveling to Sligo ATU are struggling to get seats on overcrowded buses
Transport infrastructure Ireland are being sharply criticised for failing to provide extra buses to Sligo from a number of local towns and villages in the north west for the new academic year. With Student accommodation at a premium in Sligo many students are traveling from satellite towns in the…
Sligo councillor claims the government failed to plan for increased student numbers attending Sligo ATU
A Sligo councillor says calls by the Minister for Higher Education pleading with homeowners to rent a room to students in order to help ease the student accommodation crisis smells of desperation. Minister Harris made the calls adding that families living in social housing and social welfare recipients can…
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…
Deposits yet to be returned to students affected by Sligo accommodation debacle
The president of the ATU Sligo Students’ Union is warning that students are being left ‘frustrated’ and ‘anxious’ as a significant amount of student accommodation will no longer be available from September. It was confirmed this month that between four and five hundred students lived in the Benbulben and Milligan…
Students Union warn that there is a major accommodation crisis facing Sligo Students
The 2022-23 College year may just have ended, however accommodation in Sligo for the 2023-24 year will be at a premium after it’s emerged that Benbulben Court and Milligan Court will no longer be providing accommodation for students at the ATU. The Students Union have expressed their disappointment. …