Living in Ireland

Thinking about Limerick? Compare UL, TUS and MIC fees, Daft rent, campus and private housing, monthly costs, buses, jobs, weather and IRP steps, with rupee figures for Indian students.

Thinking of a master’s in Galway? See University of Galway and ATU fees, Daft rents, campus village prices, bus fares, medtech jobs, healthcare and IRP steps, plus how Galway compares with Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

Thinking of Dublin? Compare Trinity, UCD, DCU and TU Dublin fees, Daft.ie rent by area, campus and private student housing, official monthly budgets, Leap Card fares, tech and finance jobs, healthcare, weather and IRP registration.

Is Cork a smarter, cheaper base than Dublin? Compare UCC and MTU fees, Daft.ie room rents, campus and private student housing, UCC’s monthly budget, Leap Card bus fares, jobs, healthcare, weather and IRP registration.

What does it really cost to study in Ireland from India? We compare 2026/27 non-EU fees at eight universities, official living costs in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, one-off costs like the visa and IRP, and a full first-year budget in euros and rupees.

Struggling to find a room in Ireland? Here’s what student accommodation really costs in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, when to start looking, how much a landlord can legally ask upfront, and how to spot and avoid the rental scams that target students every August.