Joe Lynam

And shockingly, a fifth of properties are now selling for 20% above the asking price.

Conal McQuilla compiles the myhome.ie house price survey and is sitting in front of me.

Founded in 2008 by Alan Clark and Sean O'Connor, the Newry headquartered company has developed advanced performance wearable technology that is used by more than 800 elite sports clubs across multiple sports, including soccer, American football, rugby, baseball and basketball.

Good morning, Conal.

Good morning.

So, still a very robust housing market.

So, rumours of a collapse or correction have been greatly exaggerated.

Financial details relating to the deal have not yet been publicly disclosed.

Among the many teams that use its FIFA-approved GPS trackers are Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and PSG, national football teams including England and Portugal, but also the All Blacks, Springboks and NFL's Washington Commanders.

Charlie Weston in the Irish Independent reports that mortgage rates have fallen to a two-year low, with prospective buyers, movers and switchers warned that there are a huge variety of rates being charged across different lenders.

Mortgage rates inched lower in August to 3.58% on average, according to new data from the Central Bank of Ireland.

This means rates are at the lowest level since March 2023.

But interest rates for buyers, switchers and movers are elevated compared to those in the Eurozone.

They are the eighth highest in the currency block.

Eight times average salary.

Interest rates vary widely.

They are as low as 1.8% in Malta and as high as 4.1% in Latvia.

Carolina Doherty in the Irish Times reports that business and community groups in Killarney have vowed to keep working to eliminate disposable coffee cups, despite an incredibly disappointing U-turn by the government on the so-called Latte Levy.

And we know what happened in 2009.

Members of the Killarney Coffee Cup Project said that although many businesses in the town centre had withdrawn from the scheme, the remaining participants were determined to continue.