Ireland is facing the highest number of evictions "since the famine", Sinn Féin has said.
Data from the Residential Tenancies Board show the number of eviction notices issued by landlords rose by 50% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2025 as new rental rules came into force.
The RTB has also said that the number of terminations in the first three months of 2026 represents the highest quarterly figures recorded, but that they show a downward trend following a February peak.
Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said his party will call for a ban on no-fault evictions across the country this evening.
Speaking to reporters at Leinster House, Mr Ó Broin said in his view the increase in eviction notices was because of the new rental rules introduced by the Government.
He said "thousands of renters now don't know where they will live in nine months" and that young people are being forced to choose between living in their family box room, emigrating or entering emergency accommodation.
Mr Ó Broin said average rents in Ireland are now at €20,000 a year, and at €26,000 a year in Dublin.
The view was repeated by Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould, who said the fact that more than 7,000 people have been evicted "shows the Government are failing".
Mr Gould said while the Coalition said it is doing "everything it can" to address the housing crisis, he challenged people to walk through Dublin "any see the dereliction".
"Is that a Government doing everything they can?" he asked.
The new figures overlap with the new rental rules, which were introduced on 1 March.
It means that if a property is vacant, the landlord can set the rent at market rates instead of increases being capped at 2%.
The new rental rules also mean that if a landlord takes on new tenants, they must be given a six-year lease.
At the time, the Government argued that new laws were necessary to increase the supply of housing.
However, the changes were criticised by Opposition parties who claimed they would lead to a significant increase in rents.
Property owners had warned that the new laws were forcing some landlords to leave the market.
