Cork senator: Airbnb 'running amok' during level 5 restrictions 

Airbnb accused of facilitating 'blatant breaches' of level 5 restrictions. Picture: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

Airbnb should be taken down while Ireland is in level 5 restrictions because it is “running amok” by facilitating blatant breaches, including parties and binge drinking in rural areas, a senator has claimed.

Cork senator Tim Lombard called on the Government to introduce legislation aimed at restricting Airbnb from renting out properties across the country. He cited a recent example in Kinsale that saw seven people from seven households found in a property.