Ireland Economy: Rental Crisis Worsens, Unemployment Ticks Up, but Services Sector Surges

Just 20 properties were available to rent within Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) limits across 16 areas surveyed in June, with 12 out of 16 areas having zero HAP-eligible properties. Outside Dublin and Kildare, there was literally nothing available at HAP rates, despite 1,303 total rental listings being advertised. The report highlights a deepening two-tier market where social housing supports are increasingly disconnected from actual rental...