AirBnB Hosts Presentation to Oireachtas
Irish Host Community submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 November 2025 Sarah Cronin Falvey, Airbnb Host Thank you to the Chair and the members of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for inviting us here today to speak to you […]
08 December 2025Data to Explain Housing Issues in Ireland
Introduction The Short Term Rental (STR) did not cause the housing crisis in Ireland and is not the solution according to ESRI Profiling Short-Term Let Usage across Ireland. The Irish Minister for Housing James Browne refused to issue data on Social and Affordable Housing completed, as it would be cumbersome to collate and commercially sensitive. […]
03 September 2025Protect Rural Tourism Before its too Late
Stop Scapegoating The Self-Catering Sector – Protect Rural Tourism Before It’s Too Late Ireland’s housing crisis is real and urgent. But blaming family run rural self-catering businesses for it and proposing to force them into the long-term rental market, is not just misleading by the Government, it is reckless. Tourism is Ireland’s largest indigenous […]
03 September 2025Clear Data to Explain Housing Issues in Ireland
Data on Planning and Housing Development in Ireland Irish Self-Catering Federation Submission to EU Commissioner on Housing May 2025 Introduction The Short Term Rental (STR) did not cause the housing crisis in Ireland and is not the solution according to ESRI Profiling Short-Term Let Usage across Ireland. The Irish Minister for Housing James […]
23 May 2025Is Self-Catering the Cause Irelands Housing Crisis?
Did AirBnB cause Ireland’s Housing Crisis? The ESRI published a report of new research on Profile of Short-Term Lets in Ireland in April 2025. This was funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in order to provide insights into Airbnb usage across Ireland. This study aims to deepen our understanding of the […]
15 May 2025ESRI Report -Profiling Short-Term Lets in Ireland 2025
ESRI Report on Short-Term Let Activity in Airbnb Properties in Ireland 2025 In the past are weeks an ESRI published a report of new research on Airbnb accommodation in Ireland funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, providing insights into Airbnb usage across Ireland. This study aims to deepen our understanding of […]
13 May 2025
