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EPISODE · Jan 8, 2026 · 2 MIN

Cllr backs Ministers student accommodation plans

from Ocean FM News Reports

Student accommodation in the North West needs to be first and foremost affordable.That's according to local Fianna Fail Cllr Edel MacSharry, who has been responding to comments from the Minister for Higher Education, who described having an ensuite in student accommodation as 'wasteful'.In an interview with the Irish Times, James Lawless says they are moving towards more communal space for college accommodation.He says the Government is trying to produce more rooms for the same floor place, under new building standards for student housing.AdvertisementCllr MacSharry thinks its a good idea:

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