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A 2026 guide to tenant rights in Ireland: 6-year tenancies of minimum duration, the national rent cap, deposit limits, minimum standards and RTB disputes.
Rent Pressure Zones were abolished on 1 March 2026. Ireland now has one national rent cap: increases limited to 2% a year or CPI inflation, whichever is lower.
Ireland's 2026 notice of termination rules: landlord notice periods from 90 to 224 days, tenant notice from 28 to 112 days, and what makes a notice invalid.
Ireland's eviction rules from March 2026: which landlords can end a tenancy and why, the RTB process step by step, overholding, and illegal eviction remedies.
Rental deposits in Ireland are capped at 1 month's rent with no protection scheme. Return rules, lawful deductions, 2019 minimum standards and RTB duties.
How to make a WRC complaint in Ireland: the online complaint form, the 6-month time limit (extendable to 12), mediation, adjudication hearings, appeals to the Labour Court within 42 days, and enforcement after 56 days.
Unfair dismissal in Ireland: the 12-month service rule and exceptions, automatically unfair grounds, WRC time limits and compensation of up to 2 years' pay.
Statutory sick pay in Ireland is 5 days in 2026 at 70% of pay, capped at €110 a day. The planned rise to 7 and 10 days was dropped in April 2025. Eligibility, certs and Illness Benefit explained.
Statutory redundancy pay in Ireland is 2 weeks' pay per year of service plus 1 bonus week, capped at €600 a week and tax-free. Worked examples, eligibility rules and how to claim if your employer cannot pay.
Statutory notice in Ireland runs from 1 week (13 weeks to 2 years' service) up to 8 weeks (15+ years) under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973. See the full bands table, resignation notice and pay in lieu rules.
The national minimum wage in Ireland is €14.15 an hour from 1 January 2026. See the full age-band rates, what counts as pay, board and lodging offsets, and how to enforce it through the WRC.
Maternity leave in Ireland 2026: 26 weeks plus 16 unpaid, the €299 weekly benefit, paternity leave, 9 weeks of parent's leave and unpaid parental leave.