Dublin is experiencing an acute housing crisis, to the point some certain landlords can advertise sex-for-housing deals.

Housing market experts suggest the average rent has surged by 66% in Dublin over the last five years and 44% outside Dublin. Nationwide, the average rent is €1,131, which is the highest the market has ever known.

Last week, there were at least ten new ads, The Irish Times reports, without counting multiple ads from the same individual. The ads offer women but also “young...