'I reached the point where I realized there was no other way'
The cost of living crisis has been the go-to topic of conversation this past year. And while it’s common knowledge that housing is hard to afford in Dublin, emerging statistics are now telling us that the city's ever-increasing rent prices are starting to pull more young people away towards Belfast.
Read more: Third of post-primary schools in Northern Ireland 'teaching pupils that homosexuality is wrong'As of 2023, the average monthly rent for a property in Belfast is around £799 per month. While this number has been inflated by the ongoing cost of living crisis, it is still nowhere near the massive €2,324 the average Dubliner is expected to pay for a city-based property per month.
“All of my friends moved away from Dublin, some went to London, some went to Berlin, some went to Canada” continues Clare in response to these figures. “People might still study in Dublin, but where are they going to live?”. In addition to Belfast’s far cheaper rental situation, the city can boast an agreeable cost of living standard for students and young professionals. This is the main driving force pulling students away from Dublin city to the highly distinguished Queen's University Belfast, who shared data with Belfast Live showing students attending QUB from the Republic of Ireland have tripled since 2019.
Earlier this month we also saw the Irish government announce a huge €44.5 million cross-border funding initiative in partnership with Ulster University. The announcement of the new island-wide funding will be used primarily to help fund a new teaching and student services building in Ulster University's Derry campus.
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