Airbnb

‘We can’t afford to live here’: Westport housing crisis leaves no room for locals as homeowners turn to Airbnb

Residents blame short-term lets and holiday homes for worsening the Co Mayo town’s accommodation shortage

Occupied Territories Bill: what’s in it, how it has changed and what the implications might be

Even without some of the provisions contained in Senator Frances Black’s original Bill, it could face opposition

Ireland’s housing perma-crisis returns to centre of political agenda

Opposition plans ‘Raise the Roof’ protest on housing amid new measures

Ireland could face anti-tourism protests without regulation of AirBnB-style lets, officials warn

Difficulties with ‘over tourism’ in other EU countries cited in internal documents

Spain’s Airbnb clampdown: Is tourist accommodation the real issue here?

As tourists to Spain each year nears 100 million, many see Airbnb lettings as a culprit of the current housing crisis

Angry Canadian tourists snub US and head to Mexico

‘They are choosing more friendly policies’ says Mexican tourism official

Dozens of Airbnb-style lockboxes ‘shredded’ by Dublin City Council

Council begins enforcement blitz to remove boxes attached to poles and cycle stands

Airbnb forecasts revenue below estimates, sees softening US travel demand

Company is latest to see slowdown in US market

The Irish Times view on restrictions on short-term letting: no magic bullet for rental market

Pressure on housing has led the Government to introduce new legislation to clamp down on platforms such as Airbnb

Clamping down on Airbnb should be scrapped

ESRI research raises fundamental questions about need for legislation to tighten short term lettings rules

Airbnb landlords and holiday home owners are squeezing native speakers out of Gaeltacht areas

A consequence of the housing crisis is that it is accelerating the decline of the Irish language

Why did two Kerry politicians fight to protect Airbnb in the Kingdom?

Airbnb is popular in a county that relies heavily on tourism, but locals fear the impact of the Government’s new rules on short-term letting

Airbnb not to blame for State’s rental crisis, report finds

ESRI study links shortage of rental accommodation to lack of market turnover

Policing short-term lets to become a legal nightmare

Plan suggested for deciding penalties on errant platforms seems promote bureaucracy over efficiency

Airbnb and other letting platforms could face millions of euro in fines in Ireland under new rules

Regulations creating new register for short-term lets could come into effect in 2026

Ireland’s main tariff response is ‘putting everything’ into EU-US deal, Minister says

Peter Burke outlined a 16-point plan to improve competitiveness including Ceta progress

Planned ban on Airbnb-type lettings in rural communities prompts concern

Tourism sector critical to jobs and economic growth in many rural regions, department notes

Nine times as many Irish properties on Airbnb as in long-term rental, charity says

Threshold voices concern about investment properties being tied up in lucrative holiday letting markets

How has ‘public squalor’ become so normalised in our towns and cities?

For a nation allegedly obsessed with property we care surprisingly little for it beyond its monetary value

Dublin city councillors agree to ban Airbnb-style lockboxes from next month

Labour councillor says the contraptions are ‘dirty’, ‘unsightly’ trip hazards

‘Would the credit union give me a loan?’: Joe Duffy gets constructive about garden cabin housing plan

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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes

Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets

Call for urgent investigation into ‘alarming surge’ in accommodation booking scams

Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty says there has been a 900% increase in scams related to booking.com in last two years

Council’s all-out offensive on Airbnb style-lockboxes won’t solve the mess that is Dublin

The boxes attached to bicycle stands are seen as a symbol of overtourism – that sounds like wishful thinking where Dublin is concerned

Dublin City Council to ‘remove and destroy’ Airbnb-style lockboxes in citywide blitz

Boxes attached to poles and cycle stands causing trip hazards, says council

Looking for help in managing short-term lets at country home

Owner struggling to find advice on the best way to manage the property and the issues associated with letting it out

Airbnb’s Irish unit sets aside $1bn for tax investigations

Holiday rental business set up Irish operation in 2013

What I Read This Week: Adventures in Airbnb, more closed restaurants, and one unlucky goose

Digital Features Editor Úna McCaffrey picks her favourite stories of the week including the Guardian’s eulogy of Transition Year

Lessons from an Airbnb host: ‘Two sisters insisted we call the Bord Gáis emergency services because the radiator was too hot’

After more than a year of renting out a spare bedroom to holidaymakers, Dublin writer June Caldwell shares what she’s learned

Europe’s Stoxx 600 index posts biggest one-day gain since November

Strong day for banking stocks lifts Irish market, while Airbnb and Puma fall after weak outlook statements

Airbnb forecasts dour third-quarter revenue as economic worries slow demand

Shares slump after lacklustre results

Southern Spain to crack down on Airbnb-style holiday rentals

Valencia region plans to increase fines for unlicensed apartments as tourism backlash grows

Airbnb backlash will be bad news for Irish holidaymakers

Concerns about overtourism alongside a shortage of long-term accommodation and rising rents makes change inevitable

What’s happening to Airbnb and holiday lets?

Give me a Crash Course in... Airbnb and changes to the planning system for short-term lets

In the dark on plans for short-term letting

Government is two years planning legislation but has yet to consult interested parties

Airbnb urges State not to drag all short-term holiday lets into planning system

Holiday lets not suitable for long-term rental should fall outside any new controls, platform says

Neglected Dublin theatre could be in line for a revival

The Rupert Guinness Theatre requires ‘substantial investment’; Def Leppard frontman at the top of the tree; and Garret FitzGerald’s love note from Sophia Loren

Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2028 in bid to tackle soaring housing costs

Licences of 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term rentals to be scrapped under plans

Legal firm kindly volunteers its services to Irish Government department ahead of Covid inquiry

Plus: Mayor of Limerick’s ‘erroneous’ planning arguments; Nigel Farage’s Irish teacher; and Neil Jordan’s strange Garret FitzGerald anecdote

Roaring rural TDs came looking for Dáil insults and Simon Harris didn’t let them down

The Roaring Independents are the unwhipped cream of Irish politics, proudly refusing to take orders from anybody

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