Farm land values: Positive picture on the landscape

Farm land is  making €10,000 to €14,000 per acre. Hot spots like West Cork and near towns are at €14k to €20k an acre

Most farm land around Ireland is between €10,000 to €14,000 per acre. Hot spots like good land in West Cork and land with development potential near towns are making anything from €14,000 to €20,000. Picture: iStock

Conor Power talks to some of Ireland's leading auctioneers about the rising value of the country's farm land to gain insights on factors driving demand 

With the number of people remotely working on a permanent basis having gone up dramatically during the last year and a half, the pressure on rural residential property has never been more acute.