Irish house prices rose by an average of 8.5% during 2015, according to the latest House Price Report released today by Daft.ie, the property web service. This national average hides a significant difference between Dublin, where prices rose by just 2.7%, and the rest of the country, where the average increase was 13.1%. The national average asking price in the final quarter of 2015 was €204,000, compared to €188,000 a year ago and €164,000 at its lowest point in early 2013. In the other main cities prices rose at least 20%.