The new figures show house prices have risen by 50pc from their lowest point in 2013. In Dublin, the rise in house prices in the five-year period has been more dramatic - up €145,000 since 2013. In the first three months of this year, house prices rose nationally by 2.5pc. But in the past five years, Cork prices are up 59pc and Galway prices rose by 70pc. "Nonetheless, during a five-year period when consumer prices did not change, housing prices rose by 50pc.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2018 20:37 UTC