Booking website Airbnb has changed its rules for homeowners renting out properties ahead of the busy summer season following intervention by the European Union.
The amendments will see rural Airbnb's in Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ) exempt from applying for planning permission if the population of the area amounts to less than 5,000 people, the Irish independent reported.
This comes after Minister Catherine Martin and the Irish Government sought to crackdown on the amount of short-term lettings across the country, in a bid to tackle the housing crisis.
