Student Accommodation in Ireland
Living with an Irish family One of the best ways to learn more about Ireland and Irish people is to live with a family during your stay. Family life is informal and Irish people are welcoming, friendly and talkative, so you will have plenty of opportunities to practise your English.
Our families are carefully chosen by our Accommodation Officers and all families have been visited and approved by us. Irish families live in houses with gardens in pleasant suburbs which are approximately 30-40 minutes by bus or train from the city centre.
You will be sent details of your family and can make contact with them to confirm your flight number and time before arrival. You will have your breakfast and evening meal with your family from Monday to Friday and all your meals at the weekends.
Breakfast is a light meal consisting of juice, cereal, toast or brown bread. Dinner usually consists a main dish of meat or fish followed by dessert. The main evening meal in Ireland takes place between 6pm and 7pm, which allows you to join our evening programme or to take part in some sporting activity during the long summer evenings.
You will have a single room during the winter but a supplement of €30 per week must be paid to guarantee a single room during June, July, August and September.
Host Family accommodation will cost €170 per week in 2008
Campus Accommodation/Self Catering
Apartments
CES Year Round Self Catering Residential Accommodation
We now have a small number of ensuite and shared bathroom rooms that are available year round in our new residence. The Single rooms cost €190 per week and the Double / Twin rooms €150 per week.
There is an Administration fee of €65 and an airport transfer must be booked at €65.
There is a deposit of €150 which will be refunded when the room is checked after your departure. All clients must give CES a print of their credit card on their first day at CES, otherwise they must pay a refundable deposit of €250 in cash on their first day. This deposit covers loss of keys and against damage in the apartment.
Shanowen Square - Dublin
Shanowen Square is an 86 apartment complex comprising of 13 blocks located within its own secure grounds amongst extensively landscaped gardens. Apartments come in 3, 4 or 5 bedroom layout; there are also a limited number of twin rooms. This development has been newly built to a very high standard and is within an easy commute to the city centre. Single Rooms €170 per week
A security deposit of €200 is payable on arrival at Shanowen Management Office - this is fully refundable on departure, however deductions can be made for damages.
UCD Village: 25-30 minutes by bus from city centre
AVAILABLE FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER ONLY
UCD Village (Merville €40 per night or Roebuck €50 per night) is situated just 6kms from the city centre. There is a direct bus from the campus to the city. While almost all accommodation is in single bedrooms, there are a small number of apartments with a double room suitable for families.
The self-contained apartments have 4 - 6 bedrooms. The kitchen, bathrooms and sitting room are shared. The kitchen is fully equipped with kitchen facilities, etc. and heating and electricity are provided free of charge. Bed linen, continental quilts and hand-towels are provided.
In the four-bedroom apartments, there are two bathrooms (shower, toilet and wash-hand basin). Facilities at UCD Village include a restaurant, bank, sports complex, tennis courts, running tracks and a gym.
In the Merville Apartments 4 bedrooms share two bathrooms. In Roebuck Hall all rooms are ensuite.
Trinity College: 3 Minutes walk from main school
AVAILABLE FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER ONLY
Trinity College (from €65 per night) is located in the heart of the city, close to major cultural attractions, sporting and entertainment locations. There are 3 types of accommodation:
Standard accommodation (Type A): Located mainly in the more historic area of the campus, this accommodation consists of single study bedrooms or double apartments containing two single bedrooms and a lounge. The rooms share toilet and shower facilities and all rooms have access to a kitchen suitable for light catering only.
Superior Accommodation within Apartments (Type B): Bright and comfortable modern single and double-bedded rooms within purpose built apartments. The apartments generally consist of four bedrooms, two showers and toilets and a kitchen/living room. All bedrooms have individual locks and rooms may be reserved individually or for small parties. Apartments may be reserved for exclusive occupancy.
En-suite Accommodation (Type C): Single and twin en-suite study bedrooms each with a private shower and toilet. Double apartments with two single bedrooms, kitchen/livingroom and shower/toilet.
Dublin - Airport Transfers (for Host-Family & Dun an Oir only)
Dublin Airport is small, and it is relatively easy to get a taxi to the host-family or
self-catering accommodation from outside the main airport building. CES will arrange to meet a client staying in a host-family on arrival, only if they require a personal transfer. The cost is €65 for a transfer on arrival and must be paid in advance. There is a regular express bus service from the airport to the city centre and students can then take a bus to the area they are placed in. Taxis are easily available from outside the airport building and cost approximately €20-€35 approximately. Airport transfers on arrival are only available between 07.00hrs and 23.00hrs to students staying with host-families.
CES do not arrange transfers on departure for adult students.