University of Galway Accommodation 2027

Where to get accommodation / who to contact

• Campus Living (on-campus residences: Corrib, Goldcrest, Dunlin): [email protected]; +353 (0)91 527112; Upper Newcastle, Galway H91 F78F. Apply: https://www.campusaccommodation.ie/students/booking-information/
• University of Galway Accommodation Advisory Service (off-campus advice, Studentpad, Rent-a-Room): first floor, Aras Ui Chathail; [email protected]; +353 (0)91 49 3540; drop-in 10:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:00. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-life/accommodation/
• Financial Aid Fund team: [email protected]
• Accessible accommodation: [email protected]
• Threshold housing advice: freephone 1800 454 454.

1. At a glance

• Main campus at University Road, Galway H91 TK33, in Galway city.
• The three campus residences sit on the North Campus, about a 10-minute walk from lecture theatres and about 30 minutes' walk from Eyre Square and the bus and train stations (Campus Living location page).
• The university says demand for housing in Galway is high and that student options are spread across the city and surrounding towns.

2. On-campus accommodation (2026/27 data)

Run by Atalia Student Residences DAC, trading as Campus Living (Upper Newcastle, Galway H91 F78F; +353 (0)91 527112; [email protected]).

• Nine instalments work out at about €3,316 (Corrib Basic twin) to about €8,086 (Dunlin Double Plus) for the year in rent alone (9 x the monthly figure; our arithmetic).
• Except for Corrib twin rooms, every room is single occupancy. Apartments are mixed-gender; Corrib twin rooms are allocated single-gender.
• Included: Wi-Fi. Utilities are not in the rent: a utility prepayment is paid before check-in and usage is deducted monthly (Goldcrest 2026/27: €450; Dunlin: €475; Corrib non-refurbished: €600; the site says these may change before the start of the year).
• Deposits (2026/27): €250 booking deposit (refundable) on every room, plus a rental deposit before the tenancy starts. Examples: Corrib Basic twin €118, Goldcrest single en-suite €490, Goldcrest double en-suite €520, Dunlin Double Plus €640. The two deposits together are held until the end of the stay.
• Cancelling before the deadline when you do not receive or accept a course offer: €100 administration fee deducted from the booking deposit, the rest refunded. 2026/27 cancellation deadline for non-CAO cohorts was 8pm Wednesday 12 August 2026; the CAO-cohort cancellation deadline is set in August 2026 once the CAO Round One timetable is confirmed.
• Earliest check-in in 2026/27 was Saturday 29 August 2026. Bring photo ID and proof of student status.
• Licence period (residence FAQ, 2026/27): 30 August 2026 to 1 May 2027, about 35 weeks (our calculation). Students can end the tenancy within the early-tenancy window with 28 days' written notice and a EUR 100 cancellation charge; after that window the student and guarantor are liable for the rest of the rent.

Who gets a room and how

• Open to full-time University of Galway students; priority goes to new entrants (CAO and international undergraduates). Care-experienced students and students with a disability may be eligible to stay on campus in later years. Not guaranteed.
• No application fee. One application per student; duplicates are deleted. You need your CAO application number (not your Leaving Cert exam number) and an email address you will have for 12 months.
• Rooms are allocated by computer-generated lottery. It is not first come, first served, so applying early gives no advantage. You can list up to four room types in order of preference; preferences are not guaranteed.
• If you win a place you get an email offer and pay the €250 booking deposit online by the deadline in the email; late payment withdraws the offer. Room type cannot be changed after booking.
• 2026/27 CAO cycle: applications opened 14 April 2026 and closed 5 May 2026; lottery offers started 14 May 2026; waiting list reopened 18 August and closed 27 August 2026 (2pm); payment and cancellation deadline 27 August 2026 (4pm); post-CAO lottery and offers from 28 August 2026.
• Apply at: https://www.campusaccommodation.ie/students/booking-information/

3. Private purpose-built accommodation within reach

The university lists eight independently operated residences and says to check each operator's own site for rates and terms. Walking and cycling times to campus as published by the university:

• Donegan Court: 13 min walk, 4 min by bike
• Atlantis Apartments: 16 min walk, 6 min by bike
• Gort na Coiribe: 18 min walk, 6 min by bike
• The Westwood: 20 min walk, 6 min by bike
• Galway Central: 21 min walk, 7 min by bike
• Dunaras: 26 min walk, 8 min by bike
• Menlo Park Apartments: 26 min walk, 10 min by bike
• Swuite: 26 min walk, 7 min by bike

The university says Westwood and Swuite start taking bookings from early December and January, and that on-campus and off-campus residences start taking applications in February for the following September and stay open only a few weeks (Accommodation Advisory Service page; no year stated). The university-run residences' own 2026/27 CAO window was 14 April to 5 May (section 2).

Gort na Coiribe, 2026/27 rates (operator site): Headford Rd, Galway; +353 91 746400; [email protected]. Lease Monday 31 August 2026 to Friday 21 May 2027 (38 weeks). Total rent for the lease by room type (monthly rent months 1-8 in brackets): twin per person €4,632.60 (€528.28); twin en-suite €4,853.91 (€553.52); single €5,955.47 (€679.13); single en-suite €6,396.95 (€729.48); double, single occupancy €6,396.95 (€729.48); double en-suite, single occupancy €6,836.49 (€779.60). On top: security deposit equal to one month's rent (€528 to €780 by room type; due on offer; refundable after the academic year less damages), utilities fee €350 (8 payments of €43.75), €50 non-refundable bill management fee and €750 electricity prepayment per resident (due 1 September 2026).

4. Private renting and digs

• University search tool: Studentpad (https://www.uniofgalwaystudentpad.ie/Accommodation). The university says every advertised property goes through a registration process and that a landlord cannot make first contact with you through it.
• What the university says it costs (Off-Campus page, no year stated, read 30 Sept 2026): a single room in a shared house circa €700 to €1,200 a month (€175 to €300 a week); digs usually €150 to €250 a week, often including bills. The main Accommodation Advisory Service page gives a lower shared-house range (circa €600 to €1,000 a month), also undated; treat both as guides only.
• Areas the university lists: Athenry (20 minutes by train from the city centre), Ballybane (about 20 minutes by bus from the centre), Bearna, Knocknacarra, Maigh Cuilinn, Oranmore (9 km east), Oughterard (26 km), Rahoon, Salthill, An Spidéal (18 km) and Tuam (33.4 km).
• Rent-a-Room scheme and digs: see the university Rent-a-Room page (https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-life/accommodation/rent-a-room/).
• Official rent data (RTB Rent Index, Q1 2026, published September 2026): standardised average rent for new tenancies in Galway county €1,718 a month and for existing tenancies €1,303; Galway City new tenancies €2,004 and existing €1,445. These are mix-adjusted averages per tenancy, not room rents, so use them only as a ceiling for whole-house costs.

5. Getting around

• Bus 404 runs from the residences to Galway city centre; the nearest stop is on Upper Newcastle Road (Campus Living location page).
• The University of Galway travel page says Student and Young Adult Leap Card users get 50% off travel on a range of commercial bus operator services. The university also points to Bus Éireann, trains to surrounding areas and TFI Bikes.
• Residence walking distances (Campus Living): shop, tennis court, launderette and reception 5 minutes; lecture theatres, sports centre and the bus stop to Eyre Square 10 minutes; restaurants, banks and pharmacy 15 minutes; Eyre Square and the bus and train stations about 30 minutes.

6. Supports

• Accommodation Advisory Service: first floor, Áras Uí Chathail; drop-in 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:00; [email protected]; +353 (0)91 49 3540 (per the Rent-a-Room page; the Contact Us page lists +353 (0)91 49 2070 or 49 2364 as temporary lines).
• Financial Aid Fund team: [email protected].
• Student Accommodation Assistance Fund (2025/26 figures): for Traveller and Roma students and students with care experience aged 12-18 who are not in receipt of an aftercare allowance, full- or part-time; supports up to a maximum of €6,000 per student; 2025/26 deadline 5 pm on 6 February 2026. Contact [email protected].
• Emergency Hardship Fund: for Irish and EU students who have had a significant life-changing experience in the last 12 months that left them in financial crisis; applications open on 14 September, with an online budget template, description of circumstances and bank details. Contact [email protected]. One application per academic year to a fund.
• Campus Living (residences): [email protected]; +353 (0)91 527112.
• Cost of living overview: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-life/accommodation/financialsupports/cost-of-living/

7. Accessibility

• A limited number of campus rooms go to students whose attendance would be adversely affected, because of disability, if they lived off campus. Accessible accommodation exists only in Goldcrest Village and Dunlin Village.
• CAO applicants follow the normal application and then email [email protected]. The same email applies to international applicants.
• Disability Support: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/disability/

8. International and postgraduate notes

• International new-entrant undergraduates with a course offer can reserve in all three villages. For 2026/27, reservations opened 21 April 2026 with room offers sent weekly; you need your University of Galway student number and the email used on your course application. Booking deposit €250.
• New-entrant international postgraduates: Corrib and Dunlin only. For 2026/27, taught-postgraduate applications closed on 5 June and research on 14 July 2026; a €250 booking deposit was required within 48 hours of an offer.
• Visiting students: limited single-semester places; 2026/27 applications opened 20 May with the lottery starting 27 May 2026.
• The residence FAQ states that the student and their guarantor are liable for all rent due for the licence period.

9. Timeline for Sept 2027 entry

2026/27 cycle dates are shown.

1. Autumn to winter 2026: read the village pages, decide on room types and budget.
2. December and January (per the university): Westwood and Swuite open bookings.
3. February onwards: the university's general advice is that residences start taking applications in February, but the university's own residences ran their 2026/27 CAO window from 14 April to 5 May, so check the campus residence site from February and expect April.
4. Register your CAO application and keep the CAO number for the residence form (2026/27: 14 April to 5 May).
5. Mid-May onward: lottery offers; pay the €250 deposit by the stated deadline.
6. Late August: post-CAO lottery for released rooms; earliest check-in was 29 August in 2026.

10. Check before paying

• Campus Living issues licences to students for a licence period; the RTB states that student specific accommodation tenancies and licences are under its remit.
• RTB rules for student specific accommodation: a landlord cannot ask for more than one month's rent in advance or more than one month's rent as deposit; agreements should not run longer than 41 weeks unless you ask. A rented room or flat in a private house is an ordinary tenancy, not student specific accommodation. Digs where the landlord lives in the same building are outside RTB remit.
• View in person before paying; get a receipt; check the provider's licence. Rent fraud advice: An Garda Síochána, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and Threshold (linked from the university page).
• RTB student guide: https://rtb.ie/renting/types-of-tenancies/student-specific-accommodation/

11. Official sources used

• https://www.campusaccommodation.ie/students/ (plus /corrib-village/, /goldcrest-village/, /dunlin-village/, /booking-information/, /faqs/, /location/)
• https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-life/accommodation/financialsupports/
• https://www.universityofgalway.ie/access/scholarshipsfunds/studentaccommodationassistancefund/
• https://www.universityofgalway.ie/financialaidfund/emergencyhardshipfund/
• https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-life/accommodation/ (plus /off-campus/, /accommodation-areas/, /contact-us/, /travel/, /rent-a-room/, /rights/)
• https://www.uniofgalwaystudentpad.ie/Accommodation
• https://www.universityofgalway.ie/disability/
• https://gortnacoiribe.com/rates-payments/
• 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