City house prices are slightly below national average

Galway Bay fm newsroom - House prices in Galway city are just slightly below the national average, according to the latest property report from myhome.ie

An average house in Ireland now costs nearly 240 thousand euro.

MyHome.ie's report for the first quarter shows the annual rate of inflation has surged to 9 per cent nationally.

Dublin houses are still the most expensive at 347-thousand euro, while the average home will set you back 235-thousand in Cork City and 225-thousand in Galway City.

Managing Director of MyHome Angela Keegan believes we won't see a return to Celtic Tiger prices as the situation is slowly changing.