Concerns over more students commuting due to a lack of affordable accommodation.
A UCD student says he's missing out on the proper college experience because he's forced to spend hours commuting.
It comes after the President of TU Dublin said he's concerned students are spending hours in cars or public transport instead of socialising, because of the lack of affordable accommodation.
Alex Connell commutes for hours from his home in Carbury in Kildare to UCD every day on a bus.:
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