Address: 109 Block 1, Bellevue, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 Agent: REA Ed Dempsey
This two-bed apartment has an open-plan living room and kitchen, floor-to-ceiling windows and a wall-mounted fire. The bathroom is beside the main bedroom. Both bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. Service charges are €1,504 a year. BER: C1.
Plus: In good condition with a floor-to-ceiling window and sleek kitchen
Minus: Because the hall merges with the open-plan living area, the bedrooms and bathroom are box-like in the main space
Address: Aughamore, Aughnacliffe, Co Longford
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald McGill
Sitting on 21 acres of agricultural land, this farmhouse backs onto a courtyard with outbuildings. On the outskirts of Aughnacliffe village, the 148sq m (1,590sq ft) house has two living rooms, a dining room, kitchen and utility on the ground floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a bathroom. BER: G.
Plus: Pretty, traditional farmhouse with lots of land and outbuildings
Minus: Making the kitchen extension glassier, and removing the wall between it and the dining room, would make the downstairs much brighter
