This four bed, on the market via Sherry FitzGerald Crowley, occupies an elevated 2.77 acre site which boasts panoramic views of Clew Bay and its islands to the front and Croagh Patrick to the rear.

It comes as the government is considering increasing the rate paid as a tax benefit to renters in the budget.

Ms Finnegan told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that landlords have been leaving the rental sector for the past 10 years and were “speaking with their feet”

There were 15,300 properties for sale in July 2022, according to the figures. This represents a fall of 7,900 properties since July 2019.