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* The buoyancy of demand for residential property seen this year could result in developers bringing forward completions planned for 2006, according to a report from the Sherry FitzGerald Group.

The firm predicts another strong decade of demand because of the country's rising population.

“All in all, the evidence appears to point in one direction - strong steady demand for the foreseeable future,” said chief economist Marian Finnegan.

“Our young population, overall population ...