The average rent in Ireland at the end of 2021 stood at €1,415.
Rent in all three midlands counties continues to rise.
The average rent in Ireland in the final quarter of last year stood at €1,415.
Latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show rents in the capital at the end of 2021 reached an average of just under €2,000 per month.
That compares to a figure of €1,100 outside of the capital.
It means, nationally, there was a nine percent increase in rent prices last year compared to 2020.
Roscommon seen the largest increase, with an annual growth rate of 25 percent - going from €690 to €865.
No county registered a drop in prices, with only Kildare recording the same figure as the previous year
Thirteen counties, including Carlow, Kilkenny and Westmeath, have average rents of more than €1,000 per month.
Leitrim remains the county with the cheapest rent, which now stands at €740 per month.
The research shows rents have more than doubled in the past decade.
In 2011, the average rent nationally was around €742 per month,.
Assistant Professor of Social Policy at Maynooth University, Rory Hearne says the problem lies in supply:
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