Ireland is increasingly becoming a key education destination for students from across the EU with a raft of universities recording double-digit growth in enrolments from the continent.

Soaring rents and a housing shortage for international students in Ireland requires urgent action from the government, two student associations have said.

Students coming to Ireland for their studies are having their experiences sullied by a lack of accommodation, reports have suggested.

The Irish Council for International Students has criticised a government plan to exclude non-European students from a nationwide tuition fee rebate scheme.

The Irish Council for International Students has released a pre-election manifesto, warning that action must be taken to sustain Ireland’s popularity as a study destination.

An international student at one of Ireland's most prestigious universities died after falling from the Cliffs of Moher on the Irish west coast in January.