Irish Rents Hit New All-Time High

Rents across the country have soared to a new all-time high of €1,200 per month.
Latest figures from Daft.ie show that Cork experienced a jump of over 5%, while the average price in Dublin now stands at €1,774 per month, an increase of over 12% on the same time last year.
Galway rose by 9.8% and Limerick by 10.9%.
Author of the report, Ronan Lyons says attempts by the government to curb rents - don't seem to be working:
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