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RTB Annual Conference 2025: Delivering a Sustainable Rental Sector

The Residential Tenancies Board’s annual conference for 2025 will take place on Thursday, 27^th November in the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Westland Row, Dublin 2.

This year’s theme, “Delivering a Sustainable Rental Sector,” reflects a pivotal moment for Ireland’s changing rental landscape. Join us and other leading voices in the sector as we:

Explore the key trends that shaped Ireland’s rental sector in 2025.
Look ahead to the opportunities and challenges to deliver a resilient, fair and sustainable rental sector in 2026.
Share the latest data on Ireland’s rental market including the Q3 2025 Profile of the Register data series, the Q2 2025 RTB Rent Index and findings from an Individual Property Level Analysis study by the ESRI.

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Speakers

The event will be formally opened by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD.

Our other confirmed expert speakers include:

Marie Linder, President, International Union of Tenants
Rory Guinness, Chairperson, The Iveagh Trust
Jeremy O’Sullivan, Managing Director – Portfolio Management and Capital Markets, IRES Reit plc
Rosemary Steen, Director, Residential Tenancies Board
Aoife Watters, CEO, Respond Housing Association
David Duffy, Senior Research Economist, Land Development Agency
Genevieve McGuirk, CEO, Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
Ber Grogan, Executive Director, Simon Communities of Ireland
John-Mark McCafferty, Chief Executive, Threshold
Brian Gallwey, Senior Research and Policy Manager, Residential Tenancies Board
Dr Rachel Slaymaker, Research Officer, Economic and Social Research Institute
Eileen Dunne, Broadcaster (Master of Ceremonies)

Running order


9:30	Registration Tea, coffee and networking
10:00	Welcome and introduction to Minister Owen Keegan, Chair, RTB
10:05	Opening Address Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD
10:15	RTB Director’s End of Year Overview Rosemary Steen, Director, RTB
10:25	RTB Rental Sector Update Overview of latest RTB data on Ireland’s rental sector by Brian Gallwey, Senior Research and Policy Manager, RTB and Dr Rachel Slaymaker, Research Officer, ESRI. Data sets released at event will include: RTB / ESRI Rent Index data to Q2 2025 Profile of the Register data to Q3 2025 RTB Notice of Termination data to Q3 2025 RTB Dispute Resolution data to Q3 2025 ESRI Individual Property Level Analysis Research presentations will be followed by Q&A.
10:55	Q&A on rental sector data
11:10	Keynote address: Tenant protection and rental regulation – Lessons from across Europe  Marie Linder, President, International Union of Tenant (IUT)
11:25	Break (20 minutes)
11:45	Panel 1: The changing profile of Ireland’s rental sector Genevieve McGuirk, CEO, Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers  Aoife Watters, CEO, Respond Housing Association   John Mark McCafferty, CEO, Threshold  David Duffy, Senior Research Economist, Land Development Agency
12:15	Panel discussion: Delivering a sustainable rental sector in 2026 – Challenges and opportunities Rory Guinness, Chairperson, The Iveagh Trust Jeremy O’Sullivan, Managing Director – Portfolio Management and Capital Markets, IRES Reit plc Ber Grogan, Executive Director, Simon Communities of Ireland Conor O’Toole, Associate Research Professor, ESRI
12:55	Closing remarks Rosemary Steen, Director, RTB