There are fears that a lack of student accommodation in Sligo will ultimately lead to gridlock in the town in the months ahead.
Many students wishing to study at ATU Sligo now find themselves in a major scramble for somewhere to live.
It’s thought that it will result in a lot of them driving to college daily.
Local Sinn Fein Cllr Arthur Gibbons says in an ideal world, a train from Sligo to Galway would be an ideal solution but that sadly that won’t be happening any time soon:
