Residential property price growth in Ireland eased to 6.5% year-on-year in March 2026, down from a downwardly revised 6.7% in February, marking the weakest annual increase since February 2024. House prices rose by 6.1%, slightly below February’s 6.2% growth, while apartment price inflation slowed to 9.1% from 9.5%.
Regionally, prices in Dublin inched up to 5.7% year-on-year from 5.6% in February, whereas growth in the rest of the country moderated to 7.2% from 7.6%. Within the capital, Dublin City recorded the strongest house price growth at 6%, followed by Fingal at 3.4%.
Price levels continued to vary sharply by area. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown recorded the highest median dwelling price at €685,000, while Donegal and Longford shared the lowest median at €200,000.
On a monthly basis, residential property prices were flat in March, following a downwardly revised 0.3% decline in the previous month.