Here are a few of the 1,305 properties available for rent around the country

ONLY 1,305 properties were available to rent nationwide on the property listing website Daft.ie as of Friday, February 25. In Dublin, only 610 rental units were listed, and there were just 80 properties available for tenants in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford combined.

City: Dublin

Availability: 610

Example: A one-bed apartment with one bathroom at The Benson, Britain Quay, Dublin 2, is €2,700 per month. Another one-bedroom unit described as a ‘studio’, at St Peter’s Road in Phibsboro, on Dublin’s northside, is going for €1,200 a month. City: Cork Availability: 34 Example: A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment for €1,475 per month. Parking not included.

City: Limerick

Availability: 13

Example: A two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment with parking for €1,400 a month.

City: Galway

Availability: 29

Example: A two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Barna, outside the city, for €2,000 per month. City: Waterford

Availability: 4

Example: A one-bed, onebathroom apartment for €875 per month. Tenants must be over 55 as it is in a retirement village. A three-bedroom, onebathroom house is also available for €1,500 a month.