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21 Jan 2026

Housing crisis: ATU Mayo student says 'I was homeless for my first two years of college'

Jenni Greene slept in her van, in emergency accommodation and couch surfed

Students in Mayo are being forced to take extreme and unsafe measures due to the ongoing lack of accommodation in Mayo. Last Friday students from ATU Mayo walked out of class in protest at the lack of student accommodation in the county, saying 'We are at crisis point'.

READ: We're at crisis point: ATU Mayo students walk out of class in protest

Article: ATU Mayo students sleep out for Focus Ireland

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