The National Student Accommodation Strategy for 2026-2035 aims to deliver 42,000 new beds over the next nine years. Photograph: iStock/Getty ImagesWork is to start on a new €300 million 1,400-bed student accommodation scheme in Limerick within months. The project from Whitebox Developments is said to be the largest student accommodation programme ever undertaken outside the capital and the company expects to begin work on it before the end of June. Lawless last week launched the National Student Accommodation Strategy for 2026-2035, which aims to deliver 42,000 new beds over the next nine years by encouraging private development in on-campus units. In addition to the accommodation, the development will include a library, canteens, laundry facilities, a student union office and bicycle storage.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2026 12:33 UTC