There’s less than 800 homes were available to rent outside of Dublin - that's according to the latest daft.ie rent report. 

Stephanie and Joanna shared their stories about paying high rent and not being able to afford their own home.

Margaret McCormack, Spokesperson with the Irish Property Owners’ Association and John Mark McCafferty, CEO of Threshold, the national housing agency also reacted to the report. 

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