92 St Attracta Road - £115,000-plus

This mid-terrace former local authority house is at the Phibsboro - and therefore more desirable - end of Cabra, closer to the city centre. It is a two-bedroom house with a living-room and a fitted kitchen downstairs, with a tiled shower-room in an extension. There is also a utility room. Upstairs are two bedrooms, one of them with a cast-iron fireplace. It has gas-fired central heating and single-glazed aluminium windows. There is a small railed garden at the front and a partly-walled back garden.

Agent: Mason Estates

Inchicore - £115,000-plus

39 Phoenix Street

The cottages and two-up two-down red-bricks in the small enclave called the Ranch, at the Ballyfermot side of Inchicore, are very popular with first-time buyers. This two-storey two-bed mid-terrace house has been extended and refurbished. Accommodation now includes a hall with ceramic-tiled floor, lounge, kitchen with fitted units and integrated oven and hob and a shower-room downstairs. Upstairs are a double and a single bedroom. It is about 700 sq ft in size, and has a tiny yard at the back.

Agent: Gunne Residential

Celbridge - £117,000-plus

46 Priory Walk

A second-hand "new" home often represents good value, even if you have to pay stamp duty. This two-bed townhouse is just two years old, and is located in a popular development, St Raphael's Manor, not far from the attractive village of Celbridge. It has maple flooring in the lounge, and the fireplace has a timber surround. The kitchen/breakfast-room overlooks an open green, and two bedrooms upstairs. The main one has timber floors, as has the bathroom. There is a small landscaped garden at the front.

Agent: Gunne Residential

Mulhuddart - £115,000-plus

17 Ashfield Grove

Dublin 15 is still the best hunting ground in Dublin for houses in the £115,000-plus range. This 15-year-old 950 sq. ft three-bedroom semi is in very good condition, according to the agent. It is in a cul-de-sac off the Hartstown Road, not far from Hartstown Community school. Accommodation includes a living-room with marble fireplace, fitted timber kitchen/dining-room with patio door to the back, and upstairs, one single and two double bedrooms. There is off-street parking.

Agent: Davy Freeman Mitten