John Kerr - John F Kerr Auctioneering and Property Services

To get a cheaper house, people are having to travel further out of the city. Ballincollig, Kinsale, Bandon, Carrigaline, Tarbert and Blarney have all benefited from a surge in demand.

Peter Cave - Hamilton Osborne King

There are signs that the market is easing, not the value but the speed at which people are bidding for properties. The Jack Lynch Lee Tunnel and link road has made a huge difference to many areas. Take Glanmire; there was a lack of facilities and demand was much slower. Now, you can go through the tunnel and be into Douglas in five minutes.

Denis Guerin - Frank V Murphy & Co

There is not a huge difference in the price of a three-bed semi between here and Dublin. There is quite a lot of property at the lower end and there has also been a move out to coastal areas such as Passage West and Crosshaven.

Joe McCarthy Irish and European Ltd

The stability of the market is to be welcomed. It is hard to justify and sustain the type of price increases we have been experiencing in Cork.

Seamus Costello - Cohalan Downing Associates

Since the Jack Lynch Lee tunnel was built, it has prompted further industrial development in Little Island. People who work in the area are now seeing it as a place to live.