Back to College, Nowhere to Live: AMLE President Daniel Walsh

As students across Ireland get ready to head back to college, the accommodation scramble is back – and for many, it’s reached crisis point. Valerie is joined by Daniel Walsh, President of USI, to explain just how serious things are, and why some students are giving up before they even start looking.Daniel breaks down what he says is a lack of state investment in purpose-built student housing, the reliance on private developers, and why the government’s “digs” push feels like an admission of defeat.They also dive into the wider cost-of-college squeeze: rising commuting costs, the end of once-off supports, and what students can do next – from contacting their students’ union to joining a national protest on October 1st.