House building sees 13th consecutive growth year

UP TO 80,000 houses will be built in Ireland this year, with Dublin house prices set to rise by over €200 each day.

Housing accounts for over 60% of total new construction output, which is expected to grow by 1% this year, representing the 13th successive year of growth in the industry.

This is according to the Davis Langdon PKS annual review of the construction industry for 2006.