A newly-approved ban on short-term lets is being described as “premature” and potentially damaging to Clare’s tourism economy.
Cabinet has signed off on a new bill which will see the establishment of a register of properties being let on a short-term basis such as AirBnbs.
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The legislation will also prohibit planning permissions for properties of this nature in towns with a population of greater than 10,000 such as Ennis and Shannon.
Chairperson of the Clare Tourism Advisory Forum, Hotel Woodstock Owner Sean Lally says while it’s welcome that properties will be registered, the planning aspect shouldn’t have been rushed through.
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