Chill Insurance

04/09/2026

Longford is the most affordable county in Ireland to buy a first home, and even here the bar is high. Our research found a single first-time buyer needs to earn €48,375 to buy a typical home in the county, more than the national median wage. Read more 👇

Longford is the most affordable county for first-time buyers seeking to purchase a home.

02/09/2026

New research from Chill Insurance ranks Donegal as the fourth most affordable county in Ireland for first-time buyers. Even so, a single buyer needs to earn around €57,000 to buy a typical home there, while the local median income sits at around €37,000. That leaves a single buyer short by more than €20,000.

01/09/2026

€92,000. That's the salary a single first-time buyer now needs to buy a median priced home in Cork, the highest of any county in Munster and the fifth-highest in the country. Read more of our research in the Echo👇

Cork rents rose by almost 12% in second quarter of the year.

31/08/2026

€108,000 in Dublin. €101,250 in Wicklow. €100,238 in Kildare. That's what a single first-time buyer now needs to earn to buy a home in three of Ireland's counties, according to our latest research. Read more 👇

A new study has found that a six-figure salary is required for single first-time buyers to secure a typical house in three Irish counties.

25/08/2026

Some standouts from our new Chill Car Insurance Pricing Index, via Kilkenny Live
🥇 Kilkenny cheapest for car insurance in Ireland at €584

📉 Under-19 premiums almost halved year on year (€3,944 → €2,212)

🚙 Cheapest model to insure: Hyundai Tucson (€569)
Full research from Chill 👇

05/08/2026

Booked the holiday? That's your cue to sort travel insurance too. As Conor Pope points out in the Irish Times, cover doesn't get cheaper closer to the date - and plenty of claims happen before you fly. Consider annual multi-trip if you're a regular flyer. 🧳

29/07/2026

🏰 We ranked Ireland's most popular castles, and Kilkenny Castle made the top 5.

Did you know? After nearly 600 years with the same family, the Butlers sold it for just £50 in 1967 before it was handed over to the State.

4th place overall in our research. 👇

🏰 Kilkenny Castle named among Ireland’s top 10 most popular castles 🏰

27/07/2026

Ireland's most popular cars, ranked by insurance cost:
Hyundai Tucson: €569
Nissan Qashqai: €584
Skoda Octavia: €585
Toyota Corolla: €602
Toyota Yaris: €608
More in our Car Insurance Pricing Index: ~https://www.chill.ie/blog/car-insurance-pricing-index/

24/07/2026

Thinking about going electric? The Kia Niro EV is currently the cheapest EV to insure in Ireland, averaging €447. Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq 5 aren't far behind.
Read more: https://www.chill.ie/blog/car-insurance-pricing-index/

23/07/2026

Did you know your job title can affect your car insurance premium? Legal Secretaries pay the least on average at €521, with Headteachers and Principals close behind. More trends in our full Pricing Index: https://www.chill.ie/blog/car-insurance-pricing-index/