A man accused of stabbing an off-duty police officer 11 times after becoming “fixated” with him has admitted attempted murder.

Almost €8.6bn has been spent on Irish office property since the start of 2013.

More than 11% of residential accommodation sold in Dublin last year was acquired by corporate investors, who spent more than €1bn on such property, according to estate agent Savills Ireland.

Property prices soared by 12.5% in the last year and increased by as much as 17% in some parts of the country.

Residential property prices nationwide rose by 11.9% in the 12 months to May and prices are accelerating at twice the rate of the previous 12 months.

House prices in the South East of the country increased by over 18% in the year to May.

A rental portfolio of 1,170 new homes in Dublin, as yet unbuilt and set for four city sites, is being offered to the investment market from this week, with over €425 million in funding sought, and the promise of over €20m-plus in rents.

A new study of the rental housing market predicts that rents will rise by between 22% and 26% over the next two-and-a-half years.

Housing Minister Simon Coveney has pushed ahead with the Help to Buy scheme for first-time buyers despite continuing claims by critics that the only thing it will achieve is higher house prices.

We are borrowing more, earning more, and spending more — and the food and retail sectors are reaping the benefits, accounting for almost half the jobs created over the last year.

Dublin house prices are on the rise again after the introduction of the Central Bank’s mortgage lending rules which delayed rather than prevented inflation, a leading economist has claimed.

House prices jumped by 7.1% in the 12 months to April as the Government faced renewed warnings about Ireland’s housing crisis.

A huge annual surge of over €4.7bn in household savings reveals the challenge facing young buyers because of the year-old Central Bank mortgage lending rules, Savills estate agent has claimed.

First-time buyers are increasingly having to depend on the support of their parents to get on the property ladder as the effects of the Central Bank’s mortgage lending rules begin to become clear.

A recovering domestic economy is driving strong growth for industrial space as investors turn their focus to logistics and distribution space.

Residential property prices have fallen in Dublin for the second month in a row.

Dublin remains an attractive destination for foreign investors looking for a return on prime office investments despite a significant reduction in yields in the past number of years.

Spiralling rents are undermining efforts to combat homelessness, according to the Peter McVerry Trust.

Footfall on Dublin’s leading shopping streets is higher this year than last year, but is still far short of the levels reached during the boom-time peak 10 years ago, according to new research.

Job security rather than workers’ salaries or disposable income has a far greater impact on consumer demand and retail rents, a report has found.

Irish residential property prices rose by 0.9% in March to push prices 16.8% higher on an annual basis, following falls in the previous two months.

Residential property prices have fallen for the second consecutive month in the wake of new lending restrictions imposed by the Central Bank.

The Central Bank’s new rules on mortgage lending will do nothing to temper rising house prices but will increasingly open the market to investors at the expense of first-time buyers.

An international property advisor is calling on the Government to reduce the VAT on new homes to help stimulate building.

The quantitative easing programme announced by the ECB today will drive money into the commercial and residential property, according to property consultants Savills Ireland.

House prices are on the rise in commuter belts, as industry analysts claim that buyers are being priced out of the market for property in city centres.

Property prices are still going up, especially in Dublin, according to the Residential Property Price Index.

House prices rose by 15% in the year to September, the latest Residential Property Price Index shows.

Dublin office rents will climb to peak pre-recession levels within the next two years as an acute lack of supply in parts of the capital drive prices higher.

The Construction Industry Federation is "disappointed" Budget 2015 didn't address the high cost of building in Ireland.

Mortgage insurance will not lead to long-term price inflation and create another property bubble but can instead be a key component of a sustainable housing market, according to a mortgage expert.

A leading property consultants firm is warning of a potential housing bubble - if the Government goes ahead with its planned Mortgage Guarantee scheme.

Figures released yesterday by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which indicated a decrease in the level of residential construction are probably not an accurate reflection of the housing market.

The Irish retail sector is enjoying a positive knock-on effect as more jobs move from part-time to full-time status, according to a new report from property consultants Savills Ireland.

The rental cost of office space in Dublin increased by almost eight times the European average in the last year, according to new research by property consultants Savills.

The value of investment property transactions in Ireland could hit €3bn next year, according to property consultants Savills Ireland market outlook.

A continued rise in foreign visitors, further stock coming onto the market and ongoing public policy support is expected to lead to another strong year of transactional activity in the hotel sector, following a bumper year in 2013.

The industrial property market has begun its recovery — but only in Dublin and at that, it appears concentrated in the capital’s south-west corridor.