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With prices still falling, Ireland is starting to look like good value – at least to expats trawling our property websites from a distance

WHILE owning a property in Ireland may once have been the desire of international second homehunters and investors alike, many were scared off by the rapidly escalating prices of the boom and the subsequent property crash. Now however, a combination of falling house prices and low stamp duty rates means that estate agents around the country are reporting a renewed interest from overseas.