Going for the dream is not always easy, but for Irish-born Wendy Aldridge and her family, the move from the UK to Portugal started with a music festival and mid-term holidays

Movies, TV series and ads regularly look for domestic locations when shooting. Could your home make the cut?

Forget the beach; starting at about €2,000, saunas are fast becoming the must have home accessory

An apartment on the island of Ischia, a villa with saltwater pool in Minervois, a chalet on the shores of Lake Mockeln, a studio with sea views in the Canaries or a former coastguard home in Youghal?

A 300-year-old cottage with a large garden in Kinsale or a dormer cottage with gorgeous gardens and outbuildings outside Gowran village?

Ferns are in abundance at the award-winning home of Billy Alexander, where visitors can immerse themselves in nature, dine and then stay the night

One price, home and away: Apartments in Arezzo and on the Algarve, a Spanish villa, a doer-upper barn in Nouvelle Aquitaine or a cottage outside Castlecomer

Home is in a great location up the street from the Merrion Centre and across the road from the Dart

New to the market in Clontarf, Docklands, North Strand, Shankhill and Greystones

Two homes, one price: A four-bed semi in seaside Kilkee or a farmhouse on 3.6 acres with outbuildings and a champion back story?

Few homeowners can claim to live right across the road from the Phoenix Park

The Belfast native brings the blues and greys of the sea outside into her Blackrock bedroom, along with some luxurious and cooling touches

One price, home and away: An apartment in Sicily, a studio in Mallorca, a three-bed in Cavan and more

New to the market in Loughshinny, Drumcondra, Ranelagh, Clontarf and Athboy

Three-hundred-year-old timber and stone home on 4.75 acres overlooking Lough Melvin