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Luxury car sales have increased by 50 per cent this year, a sign of the strong demand from wealthy buyers.

New figures from Revenue show that 1,666 vehicles worth over €100,000 have been sold in the first six months of this year, which is up by 50 per cent on the sales figure for all of last year.

The most expensive luxury cars sold here include one Jaguar F-Type, which can cost up to €212,000, ...