Property prices in Dublin rose by 6.9% in May, while those outside the capital jumped 8.7%

Property prices in Dublin rose at an even higher rate than the national average

The price of a residential property in Dublin went up by 8.3 per cent

This was the seventh consecutive month that headline inflation in the residential property market has increased.

Prices were also up by 1.5 per cent on a monthly basis, the fastest level of monthly growth seen in nearly two years