Property prices in West fastest growing last year

Galway Bay fm newsroom - New figures show residential property prices increased by 8.6 percent in the year to November.

According to the CSO - that compares with growth of 4.2 percent in the 12 months to November 2015.

House prices in Dublin rose by 5.6 percent - while property prices in the West showed the greatest growth of any region - up 16.7 percent.

Since early 2013, prices nationally have increased by over 50 percent.