Cork City Council has 'attitudinal problem' around short-term lets, says councillor

Roughly 300 properties are currently available to rent across Cork city on Airbnb, while there are just 33 rental properties listed on Daft.ie at the time of writing

Lorna Bogue said: “Planning authorities should make decisions within 12 weeks of sending a warning letter.”

More than 20 properties in Cork city served with warning letters for allegedly operating unauthorised short-term lets have yet to see a decision made by Cork City Council past the 12-week enforcement deadline.

Data from the council’s planning map shows that over half of these cases have been ongoing for more than a year. One property in Ballincollig was served with a warning letter in 2021, but the case remains ongoing.