The Irish Times – Airbnb requires greater regulation, Dublin City Council told

March 13, 2017
Airbnb currently operates without any regulations in the Republic despite generating more than €25 million annually for hosts in Dublin alone, with tourists using the service spending almost 10 times that amount, Dublin City Council’s housing committee has heard. The monthly meeting of the committee on Friday was told that last month there were 6,729 Airbnb listings in Dublin, with the vast majority in the Dublin City Council area…
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