Clare’s Phoenix House set to become student accommodation

Phoenix House was previously home to Ukrainians, with the Clare Echo reporting it had housed approximately 200 refugees before its contract with the Department of Integration was abruptly ended. 75 of these Ukrainian refugees were relocated to Lisdoonvarna. The alleged cause of ending the contract was an issue with fire safety regulations and certificates - all of which have now been obtained.

Clare Sinn Féin TD Donna McGettigan said the availability of student accommodation in the centre of Shannon town is great news.

“Whenever terms are starting, we're inundated with people looking for rooms, or looking for this or and this building is just perfect for that,” Deputy McGettigan said. “ It's kind of short term, compact rooms - they wouldn't be for families or anything like that, so it's perfect for them. I'm delighted to see Phoenix House being used for something like this.”

Given the previous concerns about fire safety regulations, Deputy McGettigan spoke to the building owner, Tom Coughlan, about this.

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