Short-term rentals in Limerick
Limerick is the 15th-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 428 listings, 73% on Airbnb. 15% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Rent an Irish cottage (35 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 428
- Market rank
- #15 / 83
- National share
- 1.3%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Limerick
In Limerick, Airbnb leads with 313 listings (73%), 2.7× the 115 on Booking.com (27%).
Where the listings are in Limerick
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 Limerick
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 22% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 44 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rent an Irish cottage, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest — account for 95% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 15%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 58%
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 41% of Limerick's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (27%).
Largest operators in Limerick
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 | Rent an Irish cottage | 35 | 4.70 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,065 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 3 | Travelnest | 2 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 1 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 411 |
| 5 | Shamrock Cottages | 1 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
Browse the full Ireland operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Limerick among their markets. See the full interactive Limerick market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Limerick compares
Limerick ranks 15th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Kenmare 460 listings
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Sligo 458 listings
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Buncrana 436 listings
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Wicklow 417 listings
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Killorglin 412 listings
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Cobh 401 listings
Photo credits
- Kenmare: Photo: Kenmare by Alison at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo: Photo: Sligo-03-Garavogue River-Glasshouse-2017-gje by Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buncrana: Photo: Buncrana - geograph - 746502 by Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow: Photo: Wicklow - aerial - 2026-01-01 03 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Killorglin: Photo: Killorglin Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 16036 by Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cobh: Photo: Cobh waterfront by J.Pollock · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Limerick market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Limerick?
Limerick has 428 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 313 on Airbnb and 115 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Limerick?
The largest professional operator in Limerick is Rent an Irish cottage, with 35 local listings.
How professionalised is the Limerick short-term rental market?
15% of Limerick's listings (64 of 428) 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: 22% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 44 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rent an Irish cottage, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest — account for 95% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Limerick?
In Limerick, Airbnb leads with 313 listings (73%), 2.7× the 115 on Booking.com (27%).
How many professional operators run listings in Limerick?
5 named professional operators run listings in Limerick. 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 428 public short-term rental listings in Limerick, 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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