Property Focus: Shores of Lough Derg not immune to the surge in housing demand

Estate agents reporting a return of Celtic-Tiger-era demand to the twin towns of Ballina-Killaloe

A woman walking on the pontoon in Killaloe, Co Clare with a backdrop across the shannon of Ballina, Co Tipperary. Picture Dan Linehan

The release of pent up demand when house viewings resumed in May has led to panic buying in the twin towns of Ballina-Killaloe on the shores of Lough Derg.

That’s according to John Phelan of Harry Brann auctioneers who says he hasn’t experienced this level of activity or this type of panic buying since the height of the Celtic Tiger in 2007.