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Two-thirds of International Students in Ireland report that the accommodation crisis has impacted their mental health.

ICOS has expressed concern over Ireland’s reputation abroad as an education destination. The French Embassy has issued a warning to students coming to study in Ireland about the grave accommodation crisis.

The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) has seen a marked increase in the number of queries handled through its information and support service relating to accommodation. ICOS has been contacted by many students looking for help finding accommodation, to report that they are homeless, to report a scam, or to make a complaint about the substandard, and often overcrowded, conditions of their accommodation.

The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) is calling for immediate action to be taken on the student accommodation crisis, as many students face homelessness when they come to study in Ireland.

With soaring rents and lack of availability forcing many international students to live in overcrowded accommodation, the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are today calling for urgent action to be taken on the student accommodation crisis.

Many international students in Ireland are facing hugely challenging conditions that negatively impact their academic performance, their ability to work and live adequately, their mental health and their overall wellbeing.

International students who graduated from Irish universities and colleges in 2019 and 2020 have seen their opportunities of finding work in their area of study severely curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ICOS is calling on the Department of Justice to reconsider its position on requiring all English language students to enrol in a 25-week course as it needlessly penalises students whose visas will expire in the summer months.

The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) condemns the attacks, intimidation, and abuse of Deliveroo drivers, many of whom are international students who come to Ireland to study.

We are delighted to announce our virtual training offering for 2021.

Today (19 November) the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) has described the exclusion of non-EEA international students from the Government’s €250 rebate scheme as deeply unfair and a missed opportunity.

The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) will mark International Students’ Day on 17 November by hosting a webinar which will focus on the experiences of international students, most notably the impact which COVID-19 has had on their time in Ireland.