House prices in Dublin are now rising at more than seven times the rate of the rest of the country.

The price of houses in Dublin has risen by more than 22% in the past year, double the national average. It’s the fastest rise since the peak of the property boom in 2007.

Irish house prices are rising faster than most in the EU, where prices continue to mostly fall.

House prices have risen for the first time since 2008, the strongest sign yet that the worst of the housing market crash is over.

The average second-hand home in Dublin now costs €262,000, up 9.5% from this time last year, according to an estate agent's survey.

OUR friends used to call our 1950s house the “unrivalled opportunity” — auctioneer-speak for a “kip”.

This property thing could catch on. Figures show in the 11 hours from when the Residential Property Price Register went live it received 41,851 visits.

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ONE third of house buyers are paying cash, according to a leading estate agency.

House prices in the in Greater Dublin area have dropped by 64.7% since 2006, according to the latest results from the Douglas Newman Good House Price Gauge.

TWO Wicklow men have been found guilty of shooting dead a French street entertainer at the Central Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of two Wicklow men accused of the 'senseless' murder of a French busker in Bray has been told it can return a majority verdict.

The jury in the trial of two Wicklow men for the murder of a French busker in Bray have asked to review CCTV footage that allegedly identifies the accused on the night.

The jury is to retire this morning in the trial of two Wicklow men accused of murdering French busker Charles Sinapayen who was shot at his home in Bray.

The murder of a 33-year-old French busker who was asleep when he was shot through the window of his Bray home, has been described in court today as brutal and callous.

The DNA of two men on trial for murdering a French musician in Wicklow in 2009, matched DNA found on a shotgun cartridge and clothes recovered by Gardaí in the aftermath of the fatal shooting.

The key prosecution witness in the murder trial of two men accused of shooting dead a French musician in Bray, has denied that he was involved in the killing and was even "directing" events.

Househunters were today warned they face a tricky balancing act in getting on to the property ladder as a new house price survey showed signs of a slowdown, the first for five years.

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A new survey claims that the price of second-hand houses in Dublin has risen by more than 10% so far this year.

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock has urged his team to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the start of a weekend that could see them promoted to the Premiership.

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Keith Lowe, left, MD of Douglas Newman Good, with TV show About the House presenter Duncan Stewart, and Michael Glynn, right, DNG.

Dublin’s light rail system has given nearby property prices a major boost, it was claimed today.

Douglas Newman Good (DNG) has launched a nationwide marketing campaign to encourage estate agents to join its network, as part of the company's expansion plans.