Just 64 homes to rent in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford combined

There were just 131 homes available to rent in Munster at the start of this month, the lowest ever level recorded.

There are now almost no available properties to rent across much of the country and those able to find a home face paying prices far above Celtic Tiger levels.

The findings of the latest daft.ie quarterly rent report show that on May 1 this year, there were just 851 homes available to rent nationwide – down 77% year-on-year.