London department store Liberty today announced an expansion of its luxury brand into the Japanese market and said its own branded goods were outselling those of other designers.

The Irish property market performed well during the last 12 months. House supply rose to record levels with 65,000 units coming on stream. And despite prices hitting record highs, record numbers of people still managed to buy.

GOOD, very good and even better — that could be the summation of this year’s Limerick property market including a forecast for the next year.