After two months of falls, house prices rise almost 1%

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.

The month-on-month increase came after the first contraction for 10 months in January, according to the latest CSO figures.

Property prices in Dublin were also on the rise again, climbing 1.1% in March to stand 22.8% higher than a year ago.