The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, the three-bed semi

The latest REA Average House Price Index found prices in lower-priced counties topped the national average in the first quarter of the year

Mortgage-approved first-time buyers are still the main market drivers, with 59 per cent of sales nationally

The veteran loyalist had denied a number of offences against him.

Nationally, first-time purchasers make up 60 per cent of the market, the analysis of the first three months of 2023 found

The Real Estate Alliance said the actual selling price of a three-bedroom semi-detached house across the country rose by 1.4 per cent over the past three months