A free channel manager for individual Airbnb hosts in Ireland
A free channel manager for an Irish host runs alongside a new national Short-Term Letting Register opening under Fáilte Ireland from 20 May 2026, mandatory for any stay of 21 nights or less, with a hard registration deadline of 31 December 2026. Platforms face fines up to 2% of annual turnover for listing unregistered properties. getfursat's free tier syncs Airbnb, Booking.com and Agoda once you're registered.
Irish short lets sell mainly through Airbnb and Booking.com. The planning-permission side of Ireland's rules is expanding at the same time as the registration side, so a host clearing the registration bar can still fail on the separate planning-permission requirement.
All hosts offering stays of 21 nights or less must register with Fáilte Ireland once the register opens (the register itself opens 1 December, with the requirement live from 20 May 2026); registration must be complete by 31 December 2026, and each registered unit receives a unique number that must appear in all listings and advertisements. Separately, planning permission for short-term letting now applies nationwide, not just in Rent Pressure Zones as before; proposed legislation would effectively prohibit planning permission for short lets in towns and cities over 10,000 people, with a 90-day-per-year threshold before planning permission is even required in those areas. Platforms including Airbnb and Booking.com face fines of up to 2% of annual turnover for listing unregistered properties, and once both government systems are live, Fáilte Ireland will share data with the EU's central database and platforms must verify the registration number before publishing any Irish listing.
Ireland is stacking two separate compliance systems on the same timeline, national registration by 31 December 2026 and expanded, population-threshold-based planning permission, so a host who only tracks the registration deadline can still be non-compliant on the planning side even with a valid registration number.
When do I need to register my Irish Airbnb with Fáilte Ireland?
The register opens 1 December, with the requirement live from 20 May 2026, and all hosts must be registered by 31 December 2026. Each registered unit receives a unique number required in all listings.
Do I need planning permission for a short-term let in Ireland?
Increasingly yes, and nationwide now, not just in Rent Pressure Zones. Proposed legislation would effectively prohibit planning permission for short lets in towns and cities over 10,000 people, with a 90-day annual threshold before planning permission is required in those areas.
What happens if Airbnb lists an unregistered Irish property?
Platforms including Airbnb and Booking.com face fines of up to 2% of annual turnover for listing unregistered properties, and are required to verify the registration number before publishing any Irish listing once the register is fully live.
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Ireland Short-Term Letting Register and planning permission details checked 2026-07-29 against Amatino, Vezpa, Houst and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's own published guidance on the 2026 register rollout and nationwide planning permission expansion. This is a newly rolling out system with a hard end-of-2026 deadline; verify current status with Fáilte Ireland before listing.