How Googletown is driving up rents

The ‘Google effect’ is a double-edged sword as high-income tech staff drive rent inflation along with recovery

Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock, once a polluted post-industrial wasteland, now commands some of the highest rents in Ireland Picture: Getty

The latest figures on runaway rent increases make more grim reading if you’re on the move or considering locating to Dublin city for work. Your disposable income will be eaten up by the cost of rent.

According to the Daft.ie Irish rental price report, national rental prices are at an all-time high. In Dublin, rents are 15.5 per cent above their highest peak in 2008, and 66 per cent higher than their lowest ...