The average price of agricultural land increased nationally by 9 per cent in the first six months of this year as a direct result of higher commodity prices across a range of enterprises.

With 1,200 lots, Mealy’s summer auction is a two-day event featuring eyecatching items ranging from a poignant Boer war memento to Molly Malone’s head

The Sofa Factory’s summer sale continues right through July. One of its square deals are these very generously proportioned ottomans called Squidgy Stools. Measuring 600cm by 600cm each, they are available in a wide range of designer fabrics.

Cucumbers make their first appearance in the kitchen garden alongside tasty marigolds

A stone-cut cottage in Co Wicklow, an Edwardian redbrick in D6 and family homes in Rathmines, Churchtown and Ballsbridge can all be seen on Saturday

THE Wright Report into the Department of Finance, which was published earlier this year, made clear that the department did not organise a strategic response to the unsustainable growth of the construction industry “or identify a full range of options to moderate activity in the sector”.

Last week’s auction of distressed properties in Cork was a flop: that may be because prices outside of Dublin are still too high – and sellers may have to cut them further

 Mason Estates is seeking €270,000 for a two-bedroom house at 159 Mulvey Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14. EMMA CULLINAN finds properties at a similar price in Italy, France, Spain and Turkey

Optimism is part of the job description for estate agents. But what possessed the latest crop to go for a career in property in the middle of a bust? They tell CIAN TRAYNOR why they’re confident they have a future in the business

The average price of agricultural land increased nationally by 9 per cent in the first six months of this year as a direct result of higher commodity prices across a range of enterprises.

With 1,200 lots, Mealy’s summer auction is a two-day event featuring eyecatching items ranging from a poignant Boer war memento to Molly Malone’s head

The Sofa Factory’s summer sale continues right through July. One of its square deals are these very generously proportioned ottomans called Squidgy Stools. Measuring 600cm by 600cm each, they are available in a wide range of designer fabrics.

Cucumbers make their first appearance in the kitchen garden alongside tasty marigolds

A stone-cut cottage in Co Wicklow, an Edwardian redbrick in D6 and family homes in Rathmines, Churchtown and Ballsbridge can all be seen on Saturday

THE Wright Report into the Department of Finance, which was published earlier this year, made clear that the department did not organise a strategic response to the unsustainable growth of the construction industry “or identify a full range of options to moderate activity in the sector”.

Last week’s auction of distressed properties in Cork was a flop: that may be because prices outside of Dublin are still too high – and sellers may have to cut them further

 Mason Estates is seeking €270,000 for a two-bedroom house at 159 Mulvey Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14. EMMA CULLINAN finds properties at a similar price in Italy, France, Spain and Turkey

Optimism is part of the job description for estate agents. But what possessed the latest crop to go for a career in property in the middle of a bust? They tell CIAN TRAYNOR why they’re confident they have a future in the business

The average price of agricultural land increased nationally by 9 per cent in the first six months of this year as a direct result of higher commodity prices across a range of enterprises.

With 1,200 lots, Mealy’s summer auction is a two-day event featuring eyecatching items ranging from a poignant Boer war memento to Molly Malone’s head

The Sofa Factory’s summer sale continues right through July. One of its square deals are these very generously proportioned ottomans called Squidgy Stools. Measuring 600cm by 600cm each, they are available in a wide range of designer fabrics.

Cucumbers make their first appearance in the kitchen garden alongside tasty marigolds

A stone-cut cottage in Co Wicklow, an Edwardian redbrick in D6 and family homes in Rathmines, Churchtown and Ballsbridge can all be seen on Saturday

THE Wright Report into the Department of Finance, which was published earlier this year, made clear that the department did not organise a strategic response to the unsustainable growth of the construction industry “or identify a full range of options to moderate activity in the sector”.

Last week’s auction of distressed properties in Cork was a flop: that may be because prices outside of Dublin are still too high – and sellers may have to cut them further

 Mason Estates is seeking €270,000 for a two-bedroom house at 159 Mulvey Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14. EMMA CULLINAN finds properties at a similar price in Italy, France, Spain and Turkey

Optimism is part of the job description for estate agents. But what possessed the latest crop to go for a career in property in the middle of a bust? They tell CIAN TRAYNOR why they’re confident they have a future in the business