The average price paid for residential property in Ireland rose by 0.9%, according to the latest report from the Central Statistics Office.

Residential property prices were up 16.8% compared to the same time last year.

In Dublin, prices rose by 1.1% in March, and were 22.8% on an annual basis.

House prices rose by 1% in March, with apartment prices up 2.1%.

Residential property prices in the rest of the country rose by 0.7% in March, and were up 10.7% compared with March 2014.