Many students feel disconnected to college life because of the cost of living crisis.
That's according to a leading students body which says the price of accommodation, long commutes and needing to work means students are missing out.
It comes as UCC Student Union say off campus accommodation is costing as much as €14,000 for the college year in Cork
Bryan O’Mahony, President of AMLÉ, says the college experience is being diminished due to the high costs facing students and their families
"You don't feel like you belong in college anymore, that feeling of belonging on campus that was there before covid, where there was a vibe on campus, there was an atmosphere, and it was a good place to be that that has died now"
