The RTB said the average rent in Dublin, the most expensive area, is now €1,745 per month, a 2.1pc increase year-on-year. But the RTB said that rent costs fell by 0.8pc between the third and fourth quarters of the year. During the fourth quarter of 2020, eight counties had standardised average rents above €1,000 a month. The area with the fastest rise in rents in the last three months of last year was Co Longford, which recorded a rise of 8.3pc. Interim director at the RTB Padraig McGoldrick said the impact of Covid-19 on the rental sector continued into the fourth quarter of last year.

Source: Irish Independent March 24, 2021 11:00 UTC