Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal among most affordable counties for home buyers
Counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are among the top five counties in the country when it comes to purchasing a house for a sole buyer. That’s according to the website Swithcer.ie. Their Index shows the most affordable places to buy a home were not necessarily in the areas with the…
Sligo homes sold for 11% more than asking price last year
Homes in Sligo sold for 11% more than the asking pricing last year- that’s higher than any other county in the country. That’s according to figures released from property website ‘Perfect Property’. During the second quarter of the year across the Republic, homes sold for 7 per cent more on…
Sheep farmers urged to ‘hold tight’ when it comes to lamb prices
Sheep farmers have reacted angrily over what they say are attempts by factories to cut lamb prices over the weekend. IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy said agents were on the receiving end of farmer anger when plants tried to cut the price by another 30c on last week’s price.…
IFA dairy chairman calls for increases in milk prices for farmers
The first Global Dairy Trade auction of 2017 saw a decrease in the average price of milk products but IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary says there should still be milk price increases for Irish dairy farmers. Sean O’Leary says milk output is continuing to decrease globally but demand is…
Prices of farm land continues to fall
Prices in the agricultural land sector continue to fall in the third quarter of 2016, according to Sherry Fitzgerald’s latest Land Price Index. It found that the average price of land fell by a further 1% in the three months to September, bringing the year to date decline to 2.5%.…