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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sophie Collins

Man tells of extortionate price for Dublin hotel and says his two-week trip to India was cheaper

The cost of living in Ireland has been flooding the headlines for months now, but one man’s experience of trying to book one night in Dublin shows how truly difficult things are becoming.

Speaking to Cork’s Red FM, an Irishman said he is returning to Ireland this week, and in order to save himself a three-hour journey home from Dublin after a long flight, he tried to book a hotel in the capital.

In a bid to stay close to Heuston, to get back to Cork the following day, he searched the area for somewhere.

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