Could Ireland's property tax be a blueprint for the UK?

The idea of a mansion tax was pushed to one side by the Treasury with that age-old excuse
that it would cost too much to implement, but could Ireland's new property tax show the UK that it is do-able?

The Lib Dems were all for a tax on properties worth over £2 million as a way to stick it to the wealthy but the idea was overruled by the Tory half of our government, members of which would presumably have to cough up for the tax.