The President of the students' union at University of Limerick has urged students returning to campus or shared accommodation to act safely, but said there has been incidences where a positive case of Covid-19 has spread rapidly in a household where self-isolation can be difficult.
Cian Ó Caoinleáin said that many students returning to the city and college campus after Christmas were seeking better broadband and adequate study space that was lacking in their homeplace.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said that younger students who live on campus returned to study onsite. Many found this lockdown very tough and were longing for the sense of freedom and to meet friends away from home, he explained.