Student Accommodation in Ireland

All thirdlevel institutions will have an accommodation officer or advisor who canprovide information for you about accommodation on, or close to your campus.

The following options are generally available:

Selfcatering accommodation includes a large number of options from a room in a sharedhouse to a large private apartment. While self catering accommodation can offerfull independence, the prospective student should be aware that there can besignificant set-up costs associated with self catering accommodation such as:deposits, connection charges for utilities, bedding and the purchase ofhousehold items.

Mostuniversities and a number of other colleges offer on-campus accommodation.This can range from a single or shared room in a large apartment to a one-bedroomed apartment. Your institution of choice will be able to provide you withfull details of the options on offer.

Manyinternational students, particularly in the first year, opt to choose familybased accommodation. This means a private room in a family home where twomeals (generally breakfast and evening meal), utility costs and laundryservices are provided. Again the institution you are applying to will havelists of experienced families in the area who provide approved accommodationfor international students.