Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley came under attack yesterday from conservative website Brietbart.com, who are claiming his plan to combat state pollution is in fact a new tax for the amount of rain that falls on a property.

Irish property baron Sean Dunne, resident in the U.S. for the past several years, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Connecticut on Good Friday, but is insistent that his financial woes did not contribute to the collapse of the Celtic Tiger economy.

The Irish government is about to give the green light to banks to repossess the homes of distressed mortgage holders.

Michael McGeever, the Irish tycoon who was found disheveled and disorientated on a country road in County Leitrim last week owes millions of euro over failed property deals, according to the Irish Sun.

Irish police are mystified after a property developer missing for eight months was found wandering the road in Leitrim in a distressed state.

Two Irish American men were in the top five landowners in the United States. John Malone was listed as number one and Brad Kelley was listed as number four in the Land Report 100.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for November show a 4.2 percent increase in house values for 2012 in Dublin.

Wednesday marked the unveiling for the Budget 2013 in Ireland by Finance Minister Michael Noonan. A number of new measures were outlined in the new financial plan for the coming years.

Where the world famous holy mountain, Croagh Patrick sweeps down to the sea, a wonderfully designed large six bedroom house with panoramic views across Clew Bay, sits graciously at the foot of this eminent peak, just 150 meters from the beach.

Youghal, a beach town located on the border between Co Cork and Co Waterford, is one of the five regions in Europe where Americans should consider spending their retirement.

Ashford Castle, a five-star Irish hotel made famous in the classic movie "The Quiet Man" went on the market last week for 25 million euros ($32.46 million) - half the price paid for it in 2007 by property developer Gerry Barrett.

Irish property prices are on the way back, driven by a resurgent Dublin market.

IrishCentral Community News is pleased to continue with our bi-weekly financial column, courtesy of Sean O’Sullivan of Arlington Financial. This time around Sean tackles the ins and outs of home ownership.

Irish police have caught a fugitive who has been on the run for three years for $75m mortgage fraud US.

Around 15,000 people a day are looking at PropertyPriceRegister.ie, the new online register of residential property prices launched last month in Ireland.

The Real Estate Alliance (REA) have announced a series of regional auctions are to take place throughout Ireland over the coming months. The first auction will feature residential, commercial and agricultural properties from across Ireland.