ATU Sligo (Ash Lane) Accommodation 2027

1. At a glance

• Address: ATU Sligo, Ash Lane, Co. Sligo, F91 YW50; +353 (0)71 91 55222.
• Almost 10,000 students (full-time, part-time and online) on a 72-acre campus about a ten-minute walk from the town centre. CAO 2026 courses tagged Sligo range from business, computing and engineering to architecture, pharmacy, biomedical science and performing arts.
• The university says Sligo has "a diverse and plentiful range" of accommodation and one of the most reasonable costs of living in Ireland.
• ATU states it does not own or manage any accommodation; private operators provide all of it. Gateway Apartments, however, markets itself as the only accommodation on the campus (see below).

2. On-campus / college-owned accommodation

ATU does not run accommodation at Sligo. It points students to three routes: purpose-built student accommodation, self-catering, and digs/lodgings, all private, with the Sligo Students' Union as the guide (https://atussu.ie).

3. Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)

ATU's accommodation page names Clarion Village, Gateway Apartments, The Grove, Yeats Village, Unirooms and LILA. The Sligo Students' Union recommends seven providers: Clarion Village, Gateway Apartments (two managing companies, Lakewood Lettings and MCP), The Grove, LILA (Lake Isle Luxury Apartments), Yeats Student Village and Unirooms. The Students' Union says they are within a 5 to 10 minute walk of campus. ATU and the Students' Union put PBSA at €4,500 to €6,500 a year (ATU accommodation page).

Gateway Apartments (MCP / M&C Property), Manorhamilton Rd, Ballinode, F91 F977; 071 968 6087; [email protected]. 110 two-bedroom apartments, each for three students (one single room, one twin), which the operator calls the only on-campus accommodation at ATU Sligo. 2026/27 rates (operator site):

• Single: €452.55 a month; single en-suite: €497.81; twin, per person sharing: €317.30. Nine monthly payments from 15 August 2026.
• Also due: electricity prepayment €600 and utilities €400 (both 1 September 2026); security deposit equal to one month's rent (€452.55, €497.81, €317.30) on booking.
• With the €1,000 prepayments added, the yearly cost is about €5,073 (single), €5,480 (single en-suite) and €3,856 (twin, per person) (our arithmetic from the published figures).
• Allocation by random lottery, not first come, first served. The 2026/27 window was 18 to 25 March 2026 and is closed; the operator says the waiting list may reopen.
• Reception: Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4:30pm.

Clarion Village (Clarion Road, Sligo; [email protected]; 071 910 1096). Over 400 bed spaces in 150 apartments (2, 3 and 4 bedrooms), about 600 m from the campus, with reception, nightly security, convenience store and launderette. 2026/27 rates (operator site). Monthly rent, nine payments from 15 August 2026, with a security deposit equal to one month's rent:

Blocks B4/5 are dearer: single standard €732.36, single en-suite €775.20, double en-suite €818.79, twin en-suite per person €517.13 (balcony apartments €568.13 to €869.79). Also due 1 September 2026: €600 electricity prepayment and €420 non-refundable utilities. Booking is by random lottery; the 2026/27 window ran 18 to 25 March 2026, offers by end of April, and the operator may reopen its waiting list. Cancellation if your ATU place falls through: €120 admin fee if you cancel by email within 24 hours of Round 1 CAO offers. https://clarionvillagesligo.com/academic-term/

The Grove Student Complex ([email protected]; booking at thegrovesligo.ie/booking/). 65 two- and three-bedroom apartments, en-suite bedrooms, less than 10 minutes' walk from the campus, let September to May; self-service laundrette, on-site security, bike sheds and parking. The operator states some apartments are specially adapted for students with special needs. https://www.thegrovesligo.ie/

LILA, Lake Isle Luxury Apartments (St Angela's campus, Lough Gill, F91 YH97; 087 625 6303). All en-suite 3- and 4-bedroom apartments beside St Angela's College, a few minutes by car or bus from ATU Sligo, with a gym and laundrette. Rooms are allocated as bookings arrive; you book the full academic year. The rates page on lila.ie shows 2024/25 prices (about €4,800 to €5,200 for a private room plus €600 deposit and utilities), the latest it publishes. https://lila.ie/Student-Accommodation

Unirooms (Ardnua Village, Ballinode, F91 EP9F; [email protected]; +353 71 9300 500). Over 150 en-suite and private rooms in a secure compound about 3 minutes' walk from the campus, with free Wi-Fi and parking; the Students' Union notes a bus to St Angela's College four times a day. https://unirooms.ie/

Yeats Village. Gated village of 27 self-catering houses (up to 6 sharing) and 130 apartments (3 single en-suite rooms, or twin en-suites sharing), within walking distance of ATU and the town centre. Booking enquiries via https://www.yeatsvillage.net/ ; listing at https://atussu.ie/accommodation/yeats-student-village/

The Students' Union lists every provider with a page each: https://atussu.ie/student-accommodation/purpose-built-student-accommodation/

4. Private renting and digs

• Self-catering: from €90 a week, in Ballinode and the city centre, about 10 minutes' walk from campus (Sligo Students' Union).

• Digs/lodgings: the Students' Union gives €90 to €150 a week, often with breakfast and dinner. ATU's accommodation page gives a different breakdown: for 5-day lets, €70 (twin room) to €125 (en-suite room); for 7-day lets, €100 (twin) and €155 (en-suite).

• Search: Sligo Students' Union (https://atussu.ie), rent.ie, daft.ie, and ATU Studentpad (Ash Lane filter): https://www.atustudentpad.ie

• Official rent data (RTB Rent Index, Q1 2026, published September 2026): Sligo county new tenancies €1,290 a month, existing €946 (mix-adjusted per tenancy, not room rents).

• ATU Sligo Students' Union digs directory (https://atussu.ie/student-accommodation/digs-accommodation/, observed 1 October 2026): about 51 listings, all labelled by distance from the ATU Sligo campus, from about 1.7 km to 35 km (most are in the 5 to 25 km range, in county Sligo and north Leitrim). The large majority are owner-occupied and '5 Day Let Only'; about six offer or require a 7-day let. One listing shows EUR 115 a week (shared bathroom) to EUR 125 a week (en suite) for a 5-day let. Several state that a car is needed or note the bus or Local Link stop. For help the Union gives 071 914 1887 and [email protected].

5. Getting around

• ATU lists Sligo buses S2 (about every hour, 30 minutes) and S1.
• From Sligo bus station, local bus S2 or a taxi reaches ATU Sligo; Expressway 64 links Knock airport to Sligo bus station. Sean MacDiarmada train station (Sligo to Dublin line) is beside the bus depot (ATU St Angelas campus page).
• Walking from the PBSA complexes is 5 to 10 minutes according to the Students' Union.

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

• Where to get accommodation: the Sligo Students' Union accommodation pages (https://atussu.ie/student-accommodation/), the PBSA providers in section 3, the digs directory in section 4, and ATU Studentpad.
• Who to contact: Sligo Students' Union: [email protected]; 071 914 1887 (Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm call-back service); address ATU Sligo Students' Union, Ash Lane, Ballinode, Sligo F91 YW50.
• ATU accommodation page: https://www.atu.ie/student-life/accommodation
• ATU Student Assistance Fund (Sligo: [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 Grove states it has apartments specially adapted for students with special needs (section 3).

8. International and mature notes

• ATU Global: https://www.atu.ie/study/global
• Gateway's lottery is written around a general online application; international applicants should read the operator's terms directly.

9. Timeline for Sept 2027 entry

Dates shown are from the 2026/27 cycle.

1. January to February: ATU says to start looking for PBSA before entry.
2. March: Gateway's and Clarion's 2026/27 lottery windows were 18 to 25 March 2026.
3. Keep digs as a back-up via the Students' Union list.

10. Check before paying

• PBSA is student specific accommodation: RTB rules cap deposit and rent in advance at one month's rent each and expect agreements of no more than 41 weeks unless you ask. Gateway's own structure (deposit plus €1,000 utilities and electricity prepayments) is published; compare it with the RTB page.
• The Students' Union's warning: never pay a deposit or months' rent without viewing the property in person. https://rtb.ie/renting/types-of-tenancies/student-specific-accommodation/

11. Official sources used

• https://www.atu.ie/campus/sligo
• https://www.atu.ie/student-life/accommodation
• https://atussu.ie/student-accommodation/ and https://atussu.ie/accommodation_type/purpose-built-student-accommodation/
• https://gatewayapartments.ie/ and https://gatewayapartments.ie/rates/
• https://clarionvillagesligo.com/academic-term/ and /contact/
• https://www.thegrovesligo.ie/
• https://lila.ie/Student-Accommodation, /Student-FAQs, /Contact
• https://unirooms.ie/
• https://www.yeatsvillage.net/
• https://www.atustudentpad.ie
• https://www.atu.ie/student-life/student-support/disability-support
• 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://atussu.ie/accommodation/
• https://atussu.ie/student-accommodation/digs-accommodation/
• https://atussu.ie/student-accommodation/purpose-built-student-accommodation/