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#cso-residential-property-price-index

Johnny Ronan became known as 'the Buccaneer' as he bought himself a €640,000 Maybach car to go with his blue Hummer and the pink palazzo expression of new wealth that Dublin wags dubbed 'Saddam's Palace'.

Many people successfully purchase homes while still carrying student debt. What matters most isn't whether you have debt, it's how well you manage it.

Barratt Redrow's management indicated that while current trading remains resilient, the visibility beyond the current financial year is more uncertain due to external economic factors.

The collector general has secured six debt judgments against James Geoghegan in the past six-and-a-half years for a total of almost €550,000.

With the ripple effects of the US-Israeli war on Iran causing the biggest disruption to global travel since the pandemic, staycations are looking like a safer bet for some households.

Steve Murray, co-founder of RealTrends Consulting, stated that anyone claiming privately owned independent brokerages cannot compete is misinformed. The data indicates otherwise, showing their resilience and success.

The price of a typical home has now shot up by €30,000 in the last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Property prices increased by 7pc in the year to January, up from the 6.9pc recorded in the year to last December. The median price of a dwelling purchased in the year to January was €389,986.

There is a premium of close to €100,000 for a home with a high energy rating compared with one which is less efficient to heat. The average sale price for all types of homes was €390,000 in the last three months of last year. This was up €20,000 on the same period in 2024, according to the data obtained from the State's property price register by Dublin-based data and home valuation company Geowox.

Stuck in limbo between social housing and cost rental schemes, people are looking at other options including emigration

Apartments accounted for more than half of all units last month.

It found that the buying process in Ireland is marked by auctions that induce overbidding. There is also widespread misunderstanding among homebuyers of rights and responsibilities, and increasing delays after sales are agreed, according to the ESRI research. The study, which was funded by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), draws on a nationally representative survey of 800 adults. The ESRI's Behavioural Research Unit carried out an auction experiment to test how bidding behaviour changes when people face different bidding systems.

There are cheaper rents to be found in Roscommon, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim and Cavan. But what about day-to-day costs? It's no secret that Dublin is an expensive place to live. In fact, a 2025 report by Tradingpedia found that it's the fifth most expensive capital city in Europe. But what about the other towns across Ireland? Where can you eke out a cheaper way of life, spending less on everything from your morning coffee to your yoga class?