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Nial Ring has far outpaced earlier lord mayors. He’s simply more sociable than others, he says. “The Mansion House is belonging to the people of Dublin.”

Plans to build Traveller accommodation on land on Mount Anville Road date back more than 30 years, but no construction has ever started. A recent valuation has muddied the waters even more.

The share of hosts renting out entire homes in the city for more than 90 days a year has been growing, and Airbnb offers tools to support professional operators.

All the listings were around the Liberties, including a whole block on Long’s Place. They weren’t up anymore on Tuesday night.

Some residents of Gloucester Square have been documenting illegal short-term letting in their apartment complex, and pushing for someone – anyone – to do something about it so they can sleep again.

That idea appears to be based on a misuse of statistics by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy, which was further distorted in the media.

The developer of this part of the site, Hines, said there was a misprint in its application and it will fulfil its obligations.

If it goes ahead, it would mean 50 or so homes through a cost-rental model.