House prices rose at their slowest pace in six years in the 12 months to May, according to the Central Statistics Office.
They went up 2.8% nationally.
The largest increase was in the border region at 15.2% while prices in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown fell 2.6%.
In Dublin, prices rose by 0.6% overall with the highest house price growth in Dublin being in South Dublin at 4%.
Prices in the rest of the country, excluding Dublin, went up 5.1%.
Overall, Dublin prices are 21.9% lower than their February 2007 peak, while residential property prices in the rest of Ireland are 21.8% lower than their peak.