by Louise Doyle A FRESH call is being made for accommodation providers for students in Donegal ahead of the soon to be released CAO offers. Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Students’ Union President Donegal, Kevin Sweeney said more accommodation is being actively sought. Advertisement He is appealing to anyone who has a spare house, apartment/flat, digs or a room […]
Crippling cost of accommodation forcing students to commute to Dublin
STUDENT teachers from Donegal are being forced to commute to Dublin because of the crippling cost of accommodation in the capital. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned how students undertaking the two-year Professional Master in Education (PME) are having to make the more than six-hour return journey so that they can do the course. Ursula O Connor, Branch […]
Plans lodged for student accommodation in Letterkenny
PLANS for student accommodation to tackle the major shortage in the Letterkenny area have been lodged with Donegal County Council by Sweeney’s Spar Express (Georgie Sweeney’s). The proposed plans come as many students struggled to find suitable accommodation this year which resulted in many dropping out of their course and moving home. If given the go-ahead […]
Tourists turning their backs on Ireland because of accommodation shortage
FÁILTE Ireland’s most senior official has told the Oireachtas that visitors are turning to other countries because of the lack of accommodation here. Paul Kelly was among a panel of representatives to address the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Committee. Delegates from the Irish Hotels Federation and the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation also made […]
Department relaunches bid for refugee accommodation
THE Department of Integration has recommenced its trawl for refugee accommodation in Donegal following a pause in the wake of the Creeslough tragedy. Donegal County Council contacted Minister Roderic O’Gorman in October to ask that its personnel be allowed to focus on the response to the blast which killed ten people. But reacting to a […]
First step for on-site accommodation at ATU Donegal campus
MINISTER for Higher Education Simon Harris has put in place what is being seen as the first step towards on-site accommodation at Atlantic Technological University (ATU). Minister Harris announced this week a €1 million funding package to enable colleges to start preparing business cases for, among other things, student housing. Letterkenny ATU owns land opposite its main campus and […]
Modular homes could be used to house Ukrainian refugees
THE Office of Public Works has confirmed that it has identified sites in Donegal for modular homes to house Ukrainian refugees. The government has approved the construction of 500 prefabs with the potential to house as many as 2,000 people in family units of four. Up to 250 Ukrainian refugees are to be housed in 64 such […]