The latest quarterly house price report from MyHome, in association with Bank of Ireland, has said that the threat of a trade war will influence how the housing market will perform this year.

On average first-time buyers are spending 28% of their after-tax income servicing their mortgages and they are typically two years older than their UK counterparts

The latest figures released by the CSO show unemployment in Ireland is currently at 4.3 per cent

The State's public finance data for March showed a buoyant 15 per cent growth rate in tax receipts in Q1 to €19.7 billion, with corporation taxes were up 71 per cent