Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 7.5 per cent in the year to March, slightly down from the 8 per cent rise recorded the previous month, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The median price of a home purchased in the 12 months to March stood at €362,500.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown recorded the highest median price at €665,000, while Leitrim had the lowest at €180,000.
In Dublin, property prices rose by 6 per cent year-on-year, with house prices increasing by 5.9 per cent and apartment prices by 6.2 per cent.
Fingal saw the strongest growth in the capital at 7.8 per cent, while South Dublin registered a 4.7 per cent rise.
Outside Dublin, property prices climbed by 8.7 per cent, with house prices rising 9.1 per cent and apartments up 4.3 per cent.