Rent in Clare rises by nearly 7.5% in just one year, new figures reveal

In just one year, the cost of renting a house in Clare has risen by 7.3%, the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie has revealed. 

Along with this, the average cost of rent in the county is now sitting at €1,529 a month. This is up 73% from the pre-Covid19 pandemic levels. 

Nationally, market rents rose by an average of 1.6% in the second quarter of 2025, making it the eighteenth consecutive quarter of rising rents. The average open-market rent nationwide between April and June was €2,055 per month, up from a low of just €765 in 2011 and 51% higher than before the outbreak of Covid19.

In recent years, rents in Dublin had been rising at a slower pace than elsewhere, reflecting the impact of the pandemic in reshaping location preferences and the significant new purpose-built supply that is coming on stream in recent times.

However, with the volume of new supply slowing considerably, inflation in the capital, 6.5%, is now close to the average seen in the rest of the country (7.3%).

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There remains significant pressure in the rental markets of Ireland’s other cities. In Galway city, rents were up 8.5% year on year, while in Cork city, they increased by 11.8% in the same period.

Inflation was even greater in Waterford city (up 12.5%) and as has consistently been the case in recent quarters, Limerick city saw the highest inflation at 14.9%. Outside the five major cities, rents rose by an average of 6.2% over the last year.

There were almost 2,300 homes available to rent nationwide as of August 1. This is down 14% year-on-year and close to half the 2015-2019 average for availability of homes to rent. 

Commenting on the report, its author Ronan Lyons, Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, said: “The upward march of rents continues, as availability shows little sign of improving. As has been the case for almost fifteen years, the solution to a deficit of rental housing is ensuring more rental housing gets built.