The other problem is the one bedroom apartments. My brother in law was looking to rent one at the start of the building of apartments, and was shown one where you couldn't open the bedroom door fully because a double bed was too big for the room and blocked the doorway! My husband and I rented one in the city centre for two years, and it was fine, but small, with very little storage. If you were very minimal you could manage, but even finding room for clothes for two people was difficult. Apartments in Ireland have no storage facilities apart from in the apartment, and you need room for a washer and dryer too.