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Exposure to Irish Housing Market
I was in a similar situation, and used FX trading to hedge against currency fluctuations. I bought the "new" currency when the PPP implied valuation of my "old" currency was high, and was able to protect quite a bit of purchasing power that I would have lost without the hedge. Unfortunately you get taxed for the "gain" you made, but still helpful.   In terms of housing market, you could look into a Ireland REIT index, but it may not correlate well with the actual house prices you are looking for.