ATU Mountbellew Accommodation 2027

1. At a glance

• Address: ATU Mountbellew, Mountbellew, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 WE00; +353 (0)90 9679205. The campus has a 120-hectare working farm.
• CAO 2026 courses tagged Mountbellew: Agri-Business Management and Agriculture and Environmental Management (Level 8), and the matching Level 7 courses.
• Progression matters for housing: agri-business and agri-science students are based at Mountbellew for the first two years, attending ATU Galway City on selected days, and mainly spend years 3 and 4 in Galway City. Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) students spend semester 2 of year 2 at Mountbellew and the rest at ATU Donegal Letterkenny. Plan years 3 and 4 with the Galway City guides.
• Facilities: Aleen Cust Library study room, student area, Calf and Cow Calfe (food), sound pod, Oratory, family room, recording booth. The nearest ATM is 450 metres away in the town.

2. On-campus / college-owned accommodation

ATU does not run accommodation at Mountbellew. The campus keeps an accommodation list of private rental and digs in the local area; email [email protected] to request it (https://mountbellewagri.ie/accommodation/).

3. Purpose-built student accommodation

ATU's guidance for Mountbellew is shared houses and digs, with listings released in August; the campus accommodation list and Studentpad are the routes (section 4).

4. Private renting and digs

• ATU says Mountbellew options are shared houses and digs, with listings released in August.
• Contact for accommodation and emergencies: [email protected] (ATU accommodation page).
• Search: ATU Studentpad has a Mountbellew campus filter: https://www.atustudentpad.ie
• RTB Rent Index Q1 2026, Galway county: new tenancies €1,718 a month, existing €1,303 (mix-adjusted per tenancy, includes Galway City).

5. Getting around

• Bus4U serves Mountbellew to Galway City; the campus page says Bus4U is considering adding a stop at ATU Galway for September.
• Bus Éireann route 425A: the campus page says the return journey from Mountbellew to Galway may not suit student schedules, while the Galway to Mountbellew direction has arrival times that line up well with classes.
• Free open-access parking on campus, at the owner's risk.

6. Supports: where to get accommodation and who to contact

• Where to get accommodation: the campus accommodation list (request by email), ATU Studentpad (Mountbellew filter), ATU accommodation page.
• Who to contact: [email protected] (ATU's listed contact for accommodation and emergencies); campus +353 (0)90 9679205, reception desk (https://www.atu.ie/campus/mountbellew). ATU Galway-Mayo Students' Union: [email protected], +353 (0)91 742264.
• ATU Galway-Mayo Students' Union also lists Mountbellew: https://atusugalwaymayo.ie
• ATU Student Assistance Fund (Galway-Mayo: [email protected]): means-tested hardship support for registered students on full-time or part-time awards at NFQ levels 6-10. ATU lists rent and utilities among eligible expenses; international/non-EU fee-paying students and incoming Erasmus students are not eligible. Apply through the ATU Student Hub; https://www.atu.ie/student-life/student-support/access-and-widening-participation/financial-support

7. Accessibility

• Disability and Learning Support Service: https://www.atu.ie/student-life/student-support/disability-support
• The campus has a family room and a sound pod as quiet spaces.

8. International and mature notes

• ATU Global: https://www.atu.ie/study/global

9. Timeline for Sept 2027 entry

Guidance shown is for 2026/27.

1. ATU says listings are released in August, so start watching Studentpad from summer.
2. Decide whether you will commute by bus or by car before choosing where to live.
3. Expect to move towards Galway City for years 3 and 4 (see ATU Galway guides).

10. Check before paying

• A room in a shared house is an ordinary tenancy; a room with a landlord living in the house is digs outside RTB remit. Get a written agreement either way. https://rtb.ie/renting/types-of-tenancies/student-specific-accommodation/

11. Official sources used

• https://www.atu.ie/campus/mountbellew
• https://www.atu.ie/student-life/accommodation
• https://mountbellewagri.ie/accommodation/
• https://www.atustudentpad.ie
• https://atusugalwaymayo.ie
• https://www.atu.ie/student-life/student-support/access-and-widening-participation/financial-support
• https://rtb.ie/renting/types-of-tenancies/student-specific-accommodation/
• https://rtb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/RTB-Rent-Index-Q1-2026.pdf
• https://www2.cao.ie/points/l8.php
• https://www2.cao.ie/points/l76.php