Mortgage approvals continued to grow at a steady pace in January in Ireland.  Data from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that first time buyers accounted for nearly 1,600 of the mortgages approved last month.

But according to Goodbodys it remains to be seen whether the uncertain outcome of the general election will have any impact on sales and mortgage activity in the short-term, to discuss this cautious outlook, Dermot O’Leary, Chief Economist in Investment Banking with Goodbody’s joined Ivan to give him his thoughts on the matter.