Daft.ie Review

The default platform for most Irish land buyers. What it does well, where it falls short, and who it suits.

Research status: Aggregated from listed platforms and cited market reports. No site visits claimed. Last reviewed Q1 2026.
Founded
1997
Land inventory
Largest in Ireland
Alerts
Free, saved searches
Best for
Farmland, smallholdings
Research data
Publishes annual land report
Cost to list
Paid (by agents)

The short version

Daft.ie is where most Irish land starts its life as a public listing. If a field goes up for sale through a mainstream auctioneer, it almost always appears on Daft. Their land section — distinct from residential — lets you filter by size, price, county and sub-category (farmland, site, forestry, land & buildings). Saved-search email alerts are free and reliable.

Strengths

  • Widest Irish land inventory by a margin
  • Free saved-search alerts with good deliverability
  • Dedicated land category with useful filters
  • Annual Daft.ie Land Report is the most-cited market data
  • Owned by Distilled Media — stable, well-run platform
  • Mobile app is genuinely good

Watch-outs

  • Map search less polished than MyHome.ie
  • Filters don't reliably expose planning status on sites
  • Some premium listings hide behind "POA" pricing
  • Rural auctioneers sometimes list on Daft days after the Journal
  • No auction-native interface (directs to auctioneer)

Who it suits

Almost any Irish land buyer should have a Daft.ie saved search set up — it's the base layer of any serious land watch. Particularly good for farmland and smallholdings. Less specialised for forestry (where dedicated forestry agents often deal privately) and less polished than MyHome for serviced residential sites.

The Daft.ie Land Report

Published annually, the Daft.ie Land Report — authored by TCD economist Ronan Lyons — is the single most-referenced piece of public data on Irish agricultural land prices. It covers county-level averages, year-on-year changes, and trends in transaction volumes. We cite it regularly on our market insights page.

Our take

For most readers, Daft.ie is the non-negotiable starting point. Start a free saved search today and you'll see most of what comes to market across the country without lifting a finger. Pair it with one or two of the specialist platforms — and the Irish Farmers Journal classifieds if farmland is your focus — and you have the Irish land market covered.

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