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Carbury Student Commuting Six Hours A Day To UCD

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Many students have to commute to college rather than pay Dublin rents

A UCD student from Kildare says he's spending up to six hours a day commuting in and out of college.

A new survey shows two thirds of students at the University are paying more than €750 a month in rent.

That's almost twice the national student average, meaning many are choosing to live at home if they can.

Student Alex Connell has a long commute every day from his home in Carbury;

 

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