What will €250,000 buy?

154 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5
154 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5

Address: 154 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5
Agent:Flynn and Associates

In cul-de-sac off Malahide Road is this three-bedroom, 90sq m (1,000sq ft) house with gardens front and back. Inside there’s a livingroom, diningroom and kitchen on the ground floor. There are three bedrooms and a bathroom with bath.

PLUS: There are gardens front and back although they need some shrubbery and colour. The windows are of a good size in most rooms and the natural light works well in rooms with white walls and laminate flooring.

Ballycommane, West Cork, Durrus, Co Cork
Ballycommane, West Cork, Durrus, Co Cork

MINUS: The kitchen is cramped which seems unnecessary when there is both a living room and dining room on the same floor; could be an opportunity to knock a wall through to create a kitchen/dining space.

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Address: Ballycommane, West Cork, Durrus, Co Cork
Agent: Green Valley Properties and REA Celtic Properties

Traditional stone, exposed beams, stables and south-facing with views across the countryside, this is country living by the book. The 300sq m (3,000sq ft) six-bedroom house on over an acre of land has a kitchen on the ground floor with terracotta tiled floor, Rayburn range and Belfast sink. The livingroom has a slate floor, inglenook fireplace and doors to a patio and the diningroom has an oak floor and fireplace. There’s also a utility. There are two bathrooms with cast-iron baths. BER: D1.

PLUS: There are natural materials and period features throughout. Surrounded by countryside but Durrus is 10 minutes away and Bantry 15 minutes. Has a number of outhouses.

MINUS: The ceilings are quite low. Some of the bedrooms are beneath the roof with sloped ceilings and small windows.

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan, a contributor to The Irish Times, specialises in architecture, design and property