A report from property website Daft.ie shows that rents have remained largely unchanged in recent months.
Daft.ie said the average asking rent across the country in July was €823 a month, the same level as in July last year.
Rents in Dublin and Galway were unchanged from a year earlier, but rents in Cork city rose by 4.7%. Rents in Limerick and Waterford cities fell by 2% lower, while rents elsewhere were on average 2.6% lower.
Daft.ie economist Ronan Lyons said the number of properties available to rent in the five major cities rose from 6,000 on May 1 to 8,000 at the start of August. He said the increase was strong in Dublin, which meant rents in the capital stabilised after six months of rises.
The rental report is based on analysis of properties posted for advertisement on the Daft.ie website.
