House prices up 18% in Co Kildare in past year - report

A new property report shows that house prices in Co Kildare have jumped by 18 per cent compared to a year ago.

The Daft.ie report for the second quarter said the commuter counties around the capital are seeing some of the strongest growth.

In Dublin, the figures show prices rose by less than 1 per cent between March and June.

Prices are up 23 per cent in Meath and 18 per cent in Kildare compared to a year ago.

In Cork, prices rose by 4.4 per cent, while in Galway they climbed by 3.8 per cent.

Limerick saw a 5.1 per cent increase in prices and in Waterford they grew by 3.4 per cent between March and June.

For the country as a whole, the average asking price for a house in Ireland grew by 1.9% in the second quarter.