Housing

Ryanair uses student accommodation for staff struggling to find housing for summer

Chief executive Eddie Wilson says the agreement is primarily for existing Irish staff located abroad who want to work at home for the summer

Ryanair today announced the purchase of 300 new Boeing 737 Max 10s, which have a combined list price of more than $40 billion. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Ryanair has secured student accommodation to house staff over the summer months, its chief executive has said, as he outlined the effects of the housing crisis on staff recruitment.

Eddie Wilson labelled housing the “number one” issue for companies attempting to hire in Dublin.

He told the Business Post that the airline has secured accommodation in Dublin City University (DCU) for staff who want to come to Ireland and work for the summer months, while ...