CAO Applicants

Now that you have chosen to study in Ireland's most vibrant campus, you need to select the best place to live. This is an exciting time in your life and we understand that finding the right place to live during your studies is extremely important to you. UL Accommodation will be your home from home for the next few years - a place to live, eat, sleep and inevitably where your college social life will evolve.

Incoming CAO First Year Lottery Process

UL Accommodation operates a lottery system for Incoming CAO First Year students. The application portal opens on 1 March yearly and remains open until 31st March. In early April, applicants will find out if they have been successful in securing accommodation for September. Unsuccessful applicants are placed on our waiting list. 

Successful Lottery Applicants

Those successful in the accommodation lottery will be sent communication of what will happen next:

• Official room offers are issued on CAO Round One results day
• If a room offer is not accepted within 24 hours, the application is cancelled
• The deposit will and first month of rent are due when accepting the offer
• Accepted room offers with unpaid deposits will be cancelled
• Full Rental Fee information 

Unsuccessful Lottery Applicants

• Those who are unsuccessful in the lottery, will be placed on our waitlist and strongly advised to secure alternative accommodation
• Should we receive cancellations after CAO results we will offer places to applicants on our  waiting list, based on a lottery.
• The waitlist will be in effect until the end of the academic year

Why might my application be unsuccessful?

Applicants who live over 60km from University of Limerick will be prioritised. This does not guarantee that all applicants meeting this criteria will be successful.

Applicants who reside within 60km of the University may still apply for accommodation but will be unlikely to receive a room in our initial lottery stages and we would advise securing alternative accommodation. 

When will I need to pay rent?

Due to the short period between CAO offers and check in, incoming first year students pay the first rental fee instalment once they have been offered and accepted a room on campus, which occurs during CAO week.