Short-term rentals in Kilrush
Kilrush has 202 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 131 on Airbnb and 71 on Booking.com. That ranks it 61st of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 65% of its listings on Airbnb. 10% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (15 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 202
- Market rank
- #61 / 83
- National share
- 0.6%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kilrush
In Kilrush, Airbnb leads with 131 listings (65%), versus 71 on Booking.com (35%).
Where the listings are in Kilrush
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Kilrush
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 18% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 5% on Airbnb. The 3 named professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Travelnest and holidaycottages.co.uk — run 19 local listings between them. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 10%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 55%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 63% of Kilrush's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (11%).
Largest operators in Kilrush
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Ireland listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 2 | Travelnest | 3 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,817 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 1 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 524 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Kilrush among their markets. See the full interactive Kilrush market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kilrush compares
Kilrush ranks 61st of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Moville 215 listings
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Ardara 213 listings
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Leitrim 209 listings
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Ballyshannon 195 listings
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Ballybunion 190 listings
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Monaghan 186 listings
Photo credits
- Moville: Photo: Moville by Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ardara: Photo: Front Street Ardara - geograph.org.uk - 1065367 by Bart Whelan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leitrim: Photo: Main Street, Leitrim village - geograph.org.uk - 803459 by Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon: Photo: Ballyshannon by Paul Stokstad · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballybunion: Photo: Ballybunion Main St South by Luther1968 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Monaghan: Photo: Monaghan Court House - geograph.org.uk - 167640 by Brian Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kilrush market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kilrush?
Kilrush has 202 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 131 on Airbnb and 71 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kilrush?
The largest professional operator in Kilrush is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 15 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kilrush short-term rental market?
10% of Kilrush's listings (20 of 202) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 18% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 5% on Airbnb. The 3 named professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Travelnest and holidaycottages.co.uk — run 19 local listings between them. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kilrush?
In Kilrush, Airbnb leads with 131 listings (65%), versus 71 on Booking.com (35%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kilrush?
3 named professional operators run listings in Kilrush. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 202 public short-term rental listings in Kilrush, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across Ireland. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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