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Business Comment by David Richardson, regional development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses

The claim comes at the same time the Government is looking to crack down on short-term letting platforms.

The city’s housing availability comes under significant pressure at this time of year, locals say.

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that benefit local communities and fit t...

RACHAEL MASKELL: We need much better controls on Airbnb party houses

York MP Rachael Maskell in fight for better regulation of Airbnbs

The proposals going to Cabinet today include penalties for non-compliance by property owners and online letting platforms.

More than three-quarters of estate agents in tourist hotspots say the number of short-term lets in their area has jumped over the past four years, sparked by the pandemic.   The trade body Propertymark says this figure of 76%, only falls to 33% among agents operating outside tourist hotspots, in a report called, The

Changes to the homeless HAP are also on the way.

The Taoiseach offered his “deepest sympathies” to the families impacted, stating that what happened compounded their grief.