Rents in Dublin are now almost 20 percent higher than their peak in the celtic tiger.
The latest report from property website Daft.ie shows rents across the country are up by almost 12 percent to the end of June.
The average national rent now stands at €1,159 - while its €1,700 hundred in the capital and €919 in Limerick.
Ronan Lyons from Daft says the number of properties available to rent is also at record lows: