For many students, attending college also involves living away from home for the first time and so careful thought and decisions are needed when choosing what will be your home away from home. This page contains some tips and important information to know if you're considering renting accommodation this year.
> Where can I search for and find accommodation?
> MISU's Do's and Don'ts for renting accommodation!
> What information can I be asked for?
> Where can I find out about my rights or get more information?
Where can I search for and find accommodation?
When it comes to accommodation at MIC, there are two main choices: Purpose-Built Student Accommodation and Private Accommodation.
For more information on these choices, view the accommodation section on the MIC Website Here.
MISU also facilitates a Facebook Accommodation Group where MIC students can search for and advertise available rooms and properties.
Students can also search for private accommodation near MIC on the Mary Immaculate College page on daft.ie or by filtering location to Limerick City, Thurles and surrounding areas on Rent.ie. Be sure to search both the 'rent' and 'share' properties.
Avoiding Rental Scams:
Each year, hundreds of students are targeted by false “landlords” and scammers seeking to con them out of their savings by offering accommodation units and properties, that they either purport to be renting or don’t exist.
Threshold has compiled the following Do's & Don'ts to Avoid being scammed. If you think you have been scammed, it is really important to report it to your local garda station.
What information can I be asked for?
A prospective landlord or agent can ask you to provide any of the following items when considering you as a tenant:
- PPS No. (this is required for the registration of the tenancy with the Residential Tenancies Board)
- A reference from your previous landlord
- A reference from your current employer
- Photo I.D. such as a driving license or passport
- Evidence of residency
- Recent bank statements
- Payslips
Where can I find out about my rights or get more information?
It is important to remember when renting that you are entering into a legally binding contract so knowing your rights and where you stand as a tenant is key. Students staying in student-specific accommodation are protected in residential tenancies legislation just like anyone renting privately however there are a few differences when it come to this and other types of accommodation like 'digs'. To find out more about your rights, you can contact:
Threshold T: 1800 454 454 or Online Chat (The National Housing Organisation who works to prevent homelessness and campaigns for housing as a right)
Residential Tenancies Board T: 01 702 8100 or 0818 30 30 37 (Keeps a register of tenancies. Intervenes where disputes cannot be resolved between landlord and tenant)
Citizens Information T: 0818 07 5780 (Limerick City) or 0818 07 6510 (Thurles) or 0818 07 4000
MIC Accommodation Office T. 061 302500 E. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
MISU T. 061-400013 E. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In the event of a dispute with your landlord please let us know at the Students’ Union, by contacting Aisling Knox (MISU President) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thresholds Top Tips before you rent
RTB's Guide to Security Deposits
RTB's The Good Landlord Tenant Guide (A guide to the Residential Tenancies Act)
RTB's Key Rights and Obligations of Landlords and Tenants
RTB's Guide to Minimum Standards for Rented Residential Accommodation