Agent: O'Shea O'Toole and Partners

Number of properties on the books: 173

People are looking for: semi-detached starter homes in the suburbs. There is also a demand for large executive-style detached homes in good locations

Fastest sale: three-bedroom semi-detached house in Summerville estate, in Tramore, sold for €225,000 in just 24 hours.

Most expensive property: €3 million for a 725sq m (7,800sq ft) Creaden Bay House in Dunmore East set on a 25-acre coastal site

Cheapest property: two-bedroom townhouse on Morgan Street has 56sq m (600sq ft) of living space and is in need of modernisation. Price: €155,000

What won't shift? Some second-hand, Section 23 apartments are not selling as well as new ones

Average monthly rent for a two-bed: €700

Daytime Waterford: the new-look city centre has lots of shopping. There is plenty of maritime activity. Golfers are well catered for and culture buffs will enjoy Garter Lane theatre and art gallery as well as the Waterford Granary heritage centre

After dark: eat out in 33, Chez K's, Bodega, Brassiere Orange and Fitzpatrick's. Go for a drink in Geoffs, Harvey's and the Ruby's Lounge

Issues: the commencement of the N25 bypass, university status for the Waterford Institute of Technology and the development of Waterford Regional Airport

in conversation with Fiona Tyrrell