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Commenting on the most recent CSO Residential Property Price Index for January IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, noted that over 82 percent of dwelling purchases in January involved existing dwellings, highlighting both the insufficient number of new properties coming on the market and, to a lesser extent, the stronger demand arising from new working norms and workers being priced out of Dublin all of which are increasing the appeal of areas such as the the Midlands.

Brokers Ireland has called for more dramatic measures to tackle the current housing crisis.

The Connaught Journal of July 1823 reported that Michael Walsh, the nailer of Bridge Street, was in great distress. He was described as being very poor, and though he worked hard, his life had been a struggle for some 12 years now because of a ‘disease of his leg’. The unfortunate man had to have the leg amputated and was now ‘reduced to extreme want’ as he was unable to work. The newspaper highlighted his predicament and hoped that the charitable and humane people of Galway would contribute to his support while he was recovering from the operation. So we know that the nailer was in business there some 200 years ago.