Ireland Property Prices Rise Least in Over 2 Years

Residential property prices in Ireland rose by 5.1% annually in August of 2026 from a 5.4% increase in July, marking the softest price growth since December of 2023. Prices grew at a softer pace for houses 4.9%, which capped the aggregate index as apartment prices continued to rise sharply (6.6%). The growth in the national index surpassed that of Dublin, which saw residential property prices rise by 3.9%, amid a soft increase in house prices (3.3%) and a larger increase in apartment prices (5.3%). Consequently, national property prices when excluding Dublin were 6.2% higher, with apartments in the seeing their prices jump 8.6%.

Residential property prices increased 5.5% year-on-year in July 2026, easing from a 5.6% rise in the previous month and marking the lowest level since January 2024. House price growth eased to 3.7% from 3.9% in July, while apartment prices also eased to 6.8% from 7.0%. By region, annual property price growth in Dublin slowed to 4.4% from 4.6%, while prices outside the capital held steady at 6.4%. Within Dublin, the strongest growth was recorded in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at 6.0%, up from 4.9% in the previous month, while Dublin City also slowed to 2.3% from 3.8%. Price levels continued to vary across regions, with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown recording the highest median dwelling price at €668,411, while the lowest was in Longford at €200,000. On a monthly basis, residential property prices rose 0.8% in August from 0.5% in the previous period and marking the highest increase since September 2025.

Residential property prices increased 5.6% year-on-year in June 2026, easing from a revised 6.1% in the previous month and hitting its lowest reading since January 2024. House price growth eased to 3.9% from 4.7%, while apartment price inflation increased to 7.0% from 6.2%. By region, annual property price growth in Dublin slowed to 4.6% from 5.0%, while prices outside the capital also eased to 6.4% from 7.0%. Within Dublin, the strongest growth was recorded in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at 4.8%, down from 6.1% in the previous month, followed by Fingal at 3.2%. Price levels continued to vary across regions, with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown recording the highest median dwelling price at €682,334, while Longford remained the lowest at €198,000. On a monthly basis, residential property prices rose 0.5% in June, up from a revised 0.4% in the previous month and marking the highest reading since December.