DkIT SU tells students to ‘act fast’ for houses
DKIT Students Union has told prospective students to ‘act quickly’ in applying for accommodation in Dundalk after launching the DkIT Student Union accommodation list for 2017/18.
With CAO first round offers being released in conjunction with the release of the DkIT Students’ Union accommodation list yesterday (Monday), the rush for student accommodation places has began to heat up.
DkIT Students’ Union President Pauraic Renaghan has urged students to ‘get the ball rolling’ especially with the state of the current accommodation situation in Dundalk.
He said: ‘At present, the student accommodation crisis is not ideal. With the help of local media outlets, we have seen a rise in accommodation applications from landlords, however, the situation is still not desirable and I would appeal to students to get contacting landlords on our list as soon as possible’.
At the end of last month, the Argus ran a story, about the severe shortage of student accommodation for DkIT students, on the front page. Mr Renaghan said the situation as ‘dire’ and the students’ union has placed adverts in local media appealing for landlords to register with them and make accommodation available. He said there is a chronic shortage of houses for students to rent, and said it is ‘ disgraceful’ that ‘an IT with some of the best facilities in the country’ is struggling to provide accommodation.
The DkIT Student Union President thanked all landlords who have applied to the list for 2017/18 and also revealed that there is still time for people in Dundalk to come forward and offer up their houses or even spare rooms in their houses.
He said: ‘ We are very grateful to those landlords who have come forward and offered up their houses or indeed rooms in their houses. It’s not too late to apply still. We will never turn away a landlord who has a room or house to rent to students so please don’t hesitate in contacting us if you want to apply’.
Mr Renaghan also reiterated the warnings issued from the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Gardai about rental scams. He said: ‘While we are appealing to students to act fast in applying for accommodation we would also urge students to be extremely vigilant when taking accommodation. It is far better to be safe than sorry in these situations’.
Mr Renaghan can be contacted on 0852781462 and via email at: prez.dkitsu@gmail.com, should students have any queries on accommodation or indeed landlords want to come forward to offer their house or room.