Report Highlights Chronic Shortage of Student Housing

• Average rents in Dublin now above €1,900 a month, well beyond the means of typical students.
• Overall there were just 3,070 properties available to rent nationwide at the start of August, the second-lowest level recorded since the series began in 2006.
• The report suggested the lack of affordable accommodation had left students competing with young professionals and families or forced into long daily commutes, in some cases up to three hours one way.

Full Irish Times report here