No let-up in slowdown

It has been a long time coming, but the slowdown in the Irish property market is likely to continue into 2008.

For years, economic commentators have been confidently predicting the imminent end of the house price boom.

But while it may have taken longer than expected to come to pass, there is no doubt that 2007 will be remembered as the year when the Irish property party well and truly ended.

Last week, ...