It’s claimed new short term letting rules coming into effect from today will have a detrimental impact on Clare’s tourism.
Following the Government’s move to designate the full country a rent pressure zone, short term lets will now be required to apply for special planning permission to continue to operate as normal.
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It will leave thousands of Airbnbs in rural areas operating illegally this weekend, while in April cabinet signed of on a law that will eventually restrict short-term lets in areas where the population is above 10,000.
Ennis AirBnB Host Barry O’Driscoll has been telling Clare FM’s Daragh Dolan that tourism here cannot survive without short-term lets.
You can listen to the full interview below.
