‘Sex for rent’ stories are on the rise across Ireland. Adverts that are offering free or reduced prices for rooms in exchange for sex have been discovered since the housing crisis has worsened in Ireland. An investigation by the Irish Examiner found ads offering properties in Limerick and Dublin in exchange for sexual favours for […]

4 years ago

“I don’t know if it’s delusions of grandeur or if people are actually applying.” Liveline listeners were left shocked on Monday after a woman told of a Daft advertisement which was looking for a “quiet person who is out a lot” to rent a €300 bedroom. Racheal Tobin who just returned from South Korea said […]

4 years ago

Every time we think we’ve seen the worst of it, along comes something like this… Our reaction to this kind of stuff is now becoming a little bit erratic. On the one hand, we’re always numb to it by now, as the tidal wave of horrific rent offers just washes over us, that sense of […]

8 years ago

The figure in Dublin has increased by €130 since last year. According to the Residential Tenancies Board, the national standardised average rent is now €1,094, an increase of €77 per month since last year. The same report showed that average rent in Dublin is now €1,587, almost €500 more than the national average, and an increase of […]

8 years ago

The capital’s cappuccinos aren’t too expensive, so at least there’s that… Dublin is one of the most expensive cities for young people to live in, a new study has found. The study by MoveHub titled ‘Where to move when you’re young and broke‘ found that Dublin was the second most unaffordable city ahead of London […]

8 years ago