CSO Figures Show House Prices In Wicklow See An Increase Of 5.8% In Year To January

The rate at which house prices are rising eased slightly in the year to January.

They increased by 8.1% nationwide, down from 8.8% in the year to December.

The cost of buying a home continued to rise strongly in the 12 months to January.

CSO figures show they went up by 8.1% in that period.

That's down from a rate of 8.8% the previous month.

In Dublin, prices rose by 7.5%, while outside the capital they were up 8.6%.

The highest price growth in Dublin was in Fingal at 9.5%, while outside Dublin the region with the largest increase was the border, that's Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo, where they went up by 12 point 7 per cent.

However at the other end the Mid East saw just a 5 point 8 per cent increase, that includes counties Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow.