Short-term rentals in Youghal
Youghal has 327 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 221 on Airbnb and 106 on Booking.com. That ranks it 28th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 68% of its listings on Airbnb. 12% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Trident Holiday Homes (18 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 327
- Market rank
- #28 / 83
- National share
- 1.0%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Youghal
In Youghal, Airbnb leads with 221 listings (68%), 2.1× the 106 on Booking.com (32%).
Where the listings are in Youghal
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 Youghal
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 8% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 39 local listings between them, and the three largest — Trident Holiday Homes, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest — account for 82% of that. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 12%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 57%
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 53% of Youghal's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (15%).
Largest operators in Youghal
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 | Trident Holiday Homes | 18 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,864 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 7 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 3 | Travelnest | 7 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,817 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 6 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 524 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 1,583 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Youghal among their markets. See the full interactive Youghal market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Youghal compares
Youghal ranks 28th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Kildare 341 listings
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Cavan 336 listings
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Clonakilty 336 listings
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Carlow 323 listings
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Schull 320 listings
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Carrick-on-Shannon 319 listings
Photo credits
- Kildare: Photo: St Brigid's Cathedral Kildare - geograph.org.uk - 250948 by Vivienne Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cavan: Photo: Cavan - aerial - 2025-12-26 06 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clonakilty: Photo: Clonakilty2 by Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow: Photo: Liberty Tree Carlow by Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Schull: Photo: Schull main street by Kondephy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carrick-on-Shannon: Photo: The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon - geograph.org.uk - 209499 by Brian Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Youghal market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Youghal?
Youghal has 327 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 221 on Airbnb and 106 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Youghal?
The largest professional operator in Youghal is Trident Holiday Homes, with 18 local listings.
How professionalised is the Youghal short-term rental market?
12% of Youghal's listings (40 of 327) 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: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 8% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 39 local listings between them, and the three largest — Trident Holiday Homes, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest — account for 82% of that. 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 Youghal?
In Youghal, Airbnb leads with 221 listings (68%), 2.1× the 106 on Booking.com (32%).
How many professional operators run listings in Youghal?
5 named professional operators run listings in Youghal. 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 327 public short-term rental listings in Youghal, 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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