Up to 362,000 people in the country now own a second homeA tax of €750 could raise €271.5m for the Exchequer
On the Dingle peninsula, some holiday homes are being rented for up to €3,000 per week. Photo: Getty
Amy Molloy and John Mulligan
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Towns and villages along the coast of Ireland currently have thousands of properties and rooms available to rent on a short-term basis – but many have no long-term accommodation at all.
Concerns have been raised about the impact of holiday-home “blackspots” on the housing crisis, with a senior county council manager causing controversy this week after he called for a community-led boycott of the owners of second homes.