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On Friday September 16, auctioneer Colm O’Donnellan welcomed people into the auction room in the Harbour Hotel Galway and online on the O’Donnellan & Joyce company website and social media platforms for an auction which was broadcast live by Brandt Studios.

An auctioneer is described as an agent who accepts bids and sells goods at auction. The profession goes back thousands of years. In ancient Babylon, for instance, they used to hold auctions of women for marriage, indeed it was considered illegal to allow a daughter to be sold outside the auction process. In ancient Rome, they regularly held slave auctions. The idea of auctions as we know them today began in England in the late 17th century. They were referred to as English auctions where bids came in an ascending order.

If you need to get out of the sun this weekend, consider attending the Summer Auction at Galway Auction Rooms, Kilcolgan.

The contents of a west coast property overloooking the Atlantic will feature in the items to be offered at Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan next weekend.

Friday July 23 turned out to be the hottest day of the year with more than 40 properties going under the auction hammer in the O’Donnellan & Joyce digital auction room. Colm O’Donnellan took to the podium at his live stream property auction, which was viewed live by more than 8,000 people. Speaking through smartphones, tablets, and computers in homes and offices across Ireland and indeed abroad, O’Donnellan outlined how the live stream auction works, demonstrating that the company has the technology, the manpower, and the determination to survive the current challenges of this long-lasting pandemic and continue to deliver on its promise to buyers and sellers of property both locally and nationally.

On Friday June 4 at 12 noon, auctioneer Colm O’Donnellan welcomed buyers into his digital auction room which was broadcast remotely on the O’Donnellan & Joyce company website and social media platforms. Communicating through smartphones, tablets, and computers in homes and offices across the country and indeed abroad, Colm O'Donnellan outlined how the live stream auction works and went on to show how his digital auction room had transformed the way that property sales are conducted.

The Connacht Property Auction is now just four weeks away from its July auction which will be held on July 1. The auction will offer properties from across Connacht, and there is continued demand from buyers for family homes and investments in Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, and Sligo.

Commenting on the most recent CSO Residential Property Price Index for January IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, said auctioneers throughout the country are seeing extremely strong demand for homes that they are unable to satisfy because of a lack of supply.

On Friday February 26 at 12 noon, renowned auctioneer Colm O’Donnellan welcomed the world into his digital auction room which was broadcast remotely through Brandt Studios in Co Galway. Speaking through smartphones, tablets, and computers in homes and offices across the country, Mr O’Donnellan outlined how the way he does business has changed dramatically since this time last year and how his digital auction room had transformed the way that property sales are conducted.

IAM Sold, which operates the Connacht, Munster, Leinster, and Northern Ireland Property Auctions in partnership with 300 established auctioneers, is currently listing for its upcoming online auctions. With a comprehensive schedule of 11 auction dates in each region during 2021, there are regular dates for sellers and buyers to choose from. The auction provider was the first to offer properties for sale via online auction in Ireland back in 2012. The company notes a lot of upgrades and improvements have been made since it initially built that platform nine years ago. These years of experience have allowed it to lead the field in terms of online bidding. With more than 4,000 successful sales in 2020, it remains the largest auction provider in Ireland and the UK.