A Kerry estate agent says it’s unlikely any private student accommodation will be built in Tralee any time soon.
Paul Stephenson of Sherry Fitzgerald Stephenson Crean says the cost of building apartments is not viable in most of the country at the moment.
Figures from the Department of Housing show that in the first 11 months of 2025, building commenced on just 25 new apartments in Kerry.
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MTU President Maggie Cusack told an Oireachtas committee in September that land for on-campus accommodation on MTU Kerry's North Campus has already been identified, and could be developed within the lifetime of the government if funding was there.
Paul Stephenson says there is a strong demand for student accommodation in Tralee, which is a university town.
