National residential rent index in Ireland 2011-2024
The average rental costs across Ireland increased steadily over the past decade. The National Rent Index, using the 2012 average rental prices as its baseline, reached 248.9 index points in June 2024. That was an increase of 15.1 index points from the same period the year before. Across the country, rents increased the most in Longford, Laois, and Kilkenny between the second quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2024.