Short-term rentals in Ballybunion
Airbnb leads local supply with 64% of tracked listings. Travelnest is the largest professional operator in Ballybunion, with 10 local listings.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 192
- Market rank
- #63 / 83
- National share
- 0.6%
- Professional operators
- 4
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ballybunion
In Ballybunion, Airbnb leads with 123 tracked listings (64%), versus 69 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Ballybunion
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 Ballybunion
9% of Ballybunion's tracked listings (17 of 192) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 4 indexed professional operators run 22 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest, Trident Holiday Homes and Shamrock Cottages — account for 91% of that.
- Professional share
- 9%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 68%
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 61% of Ballybunion's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (13%).
Largest operators in Ballybunion
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Ireland listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelnest | 10 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 2 | Trident Holiday Homes | 8 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
| 3 | Shamrock Cottages | 2 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
All 4 professional operators in Ballybunion
Local listings
- Travelnest 10 listings
- Trident Holiday Homes 8 listings
- Shamrock Cottages 2 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Ballybunion among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Ballybunion market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ballybunion compares
Ballybunion ranks 63rd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Leitrim 210 listings
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Ballyshannon 202 listings
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Kilrush 201 listings
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Monaghan 188 listings
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Cong 183 listings
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Cahersiveen 172 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Kilrush: Photo: Kilrush town centre - geograph.org.uk - 1514885 by Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
- Cong: Photo: Cong Mayo Main street 2119 by ArséniureDeGallium · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cahersiveen: Photo: Cahersiveen - geograph.org.uk - 11693 by Andy Stephenson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ballybunion market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ballybunion?
Ballybunion has 192 tracked short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 123 on Airbnb and 69 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ballybunion?
The largest professional operator in Ballybunion is Travelnest, with 10 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ballybunion short-term rental market?
9% of Ballybunion's tracked listings (17 of 192) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 4 indexed professional operators run 22 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest, Trident Holiday Homes and Shamrock Cottages — account for 91% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ballybunion?
In Ballybunion, Airbnb leads with 123 tracked listings (64%), versus 69 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ballybunion?
4 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Ballybunion. 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 192 public short-term rental listings in Ballybunion, 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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