Ireland property prices

Ireland property prices by city: Dublin, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Kilkenny (2026)

Short answer. In 2025 to early 2026, the highest asking prices were in Dublin (about 7,452 EUR per square meter) and the lowest in Kilkenny (about about 3,000 EUR per square meter), a gap of about 148%. These are apartment prices per square meter in euros (indicative, see the note). Source: Numbeo apartment prices and portal estimates (Ireland has no official per square meter figure), with the CSO for the official trend.

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Ireland property prices by city: Dublin, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Kilkenny (2026). Prices in EUR per square meter.
CityAsking (EUR/sqm)Sold (EUR/sqm)Change, 12 monthsTrend
Dublin7,452n/a+5.7%Rising
Galway5,367n/a+7%Rising
Cork4,270n/a+7.4%Rising
Waterford3,450n/a+7.2%Rising
Limerickabout 3,200n/a+7.8%Rising
Kilkennyabout 3,000n/a+9.5%Rising

Source: Numbeo apartment prices and portal estimates (Ireland has no official per square meter figure), with the CSO for the official trend. https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/prices/residentialpropertypriceindex/

Official trend

Ireland's official transaction based House Price Index rose about 7.0% over the year to 2025-Q4, with the index at 203.3 (2015 = 100). This is the official trend behind the asking prices above. Source: Eurostat, House Price Index (prc_hpi_q), fetched 2026-06-09. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hpi_q/default/table?lang=en

How we know these numbers

Ireland publishes no official price per square meter (the public sales register has no floor area). The per square meter figures here are apartment prices from Numbeo (crowd sourced) for the larger cities, with estimates for Limerick and Kilkenny, so treat them as indicative. The official price TREND, however, is solid: the CSO Residential Property Price Index, and Ireland is in Eurostat.

Ireland is the one market here with no official price per square meter, so these are indicative apartment figures from Numbeo for the larger cities and estimates for Limerick and Kilkenny. Houses, which dominate Irish sales, cost less per square meter than these apartment figures. The official price trend is solid and rising: the CSO index was up 6.5 percent nationally in the year to March 2026 (Dublin 5.7 percent, outside Dublin 7.2 percent).

Frequently asked questions

Which Irish city is most expensive per square meter?

Dublin by a wide margin, with city-centre apartments around 7,452 EUR per square meter, then Galway and Cork. Note Ireland has no official per-meter figure, so these are indicative.

Are Irish house prices rising?

Yes. The official CSO index was up 6.5 percent nationally in the year to March 2026, with the cities outside Dublin rising fastest. Kilkenny led the cities shown here at about 9.5 percent.

Why are these prices marked as indicative?

Ireland's public sales register does not record floor area, so no official price per square meter exists. We show apartment figures from Numbeo and portal estimates, with the official price trend from the CSO.

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