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Pat Lam is expected to be named as Connacht’s successor to Eric Elwood in the next couple of days.

According to Ronan Rooney of Rooney auctioneers and chartered surveyors the firm has recently experienced a rise in the number of enquiries and subsequent viewings in both the residential and commercial markets. The level of enquiries to the office last week measured about 60 per cent of the levels experienced at the height of 2006. This is quite probably as a result of the combination of a number of factors. The end of January has traditionally been a time where potential purchasers/tenants begin to enquire. In addition the low interest rates are most likely beginning to have an effect with value being perceived for the first time since the last quarter of 2006.

The current difficult economic conditions have made first time buyers nervous about getting on the property market. However with four rate reductions by the ECB since October 2008, coupled with increased value in the property market, first time buyers are being encouraged back into the market place.