From large three-bedroom houses with attic rooms to a sizeable one-bedroom apartment in the heart of Temple Bar, homes with urban edge and places to soak up nature, seeking under €400k.
A cottage in the Connemara Gaeltacht, 250 metres from the beach, an apartment in a sylvan setting in Waterford city, a city pad with views of the River Liffey in Temple Bar, an upside-down house with a roof terrace looking across the River Shannon in Athlone, or a townhouse in Dublin 9 with a south-facing back garden and easy access to the M50?
Each has its own strong selling points:
Liffey living on the edge of Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Address: Apartment 3, The Aston Building, 2 Aston Place, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 E027
Asking price: €390,000
Agent: Wallace Auctioneers
Set on the second floor of a four-floor building that is just off O’Connell Street bridge and overlooks the River Liffey, number 3 is a large, one-bedroom apartment set on the second floor.
Extending to 67 square metres, the dual aspect space has period-style sliding sash windows, a fireplace with a gas insert, and timber floors.
There are river views from the living room windows at the front, which look onto Aston Quay, the northern boundary of Temple Bar.
It is one of about 17 units in the front block of this development, which has lift access with an entrance from Aston Place.
Wild Atlantic getaway, Connemara
Address: Tra Beag Cottage, Culfin, Renvyle, Galway, Co. Galway, H91 TC5E
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: Spencer Auctioneers
On the Renvyle Peninsula in the heart of the North Connemara Gaeltacht, east of Leenane, is a three-bedroom, one-bathroom, detached cottage of 143 square metres.
It is within 250 metres, about a five-minute walk of Culfin beach, a sweet crescent of a beach where you can swim and be back at home under a hot shower before you turn blue with the cold.
The E2 BER-rated property has views over the Twelve Bens mountain range and also includes an attic room.
This is a getaway along the Wild Atlantic Way.
Sheltered from the prevailing wind, and between Lettergesh and Glassilaun beaches, regarded as rivalling the white sandy stretches of the Caribbean, on a sunny day, that is.
The village of Tullycross is about four kilometres away.
Sylvan setting by the river in Waterford city
Address: Apartment 21, Block A, Glencove Apartments, Waterford city, X91 E095
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: Liberty Blue Estate Agents
Situated on the second floor of a small development of apartments on the Dunmore Road, this small development of just 45 units across two blocks is bounded by woodland on one side and the river Suir on the other.
Number 21 is in block A, home to 30 units and is situated in the south-east corner.
The large two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, which has a penthouse-level finish, extends to 110 square metres and has treetop vistas from much of its glazing.
It has two balconies.
One runs the length of the open-plan kitchen cum living room, where there is also access to the second balcony. Both bedrooms have access to this second outdoor space.
The principal is luxuriously spacious and has a closet you walk through to access the large ensuite, which has a separate bath and shower. The second double has access to the main bathroom, which is also accessed from the hall.
The Maypark trail, which leads to a scenic walk along the river, is just beyond the gated development.
River Shannon views from the upside-down house in Athlone
Address: 8 Strand Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 D3T9
Asking price: €375,000
Agent: Mark Nestor Property Services
Situated on the Strand in the heart of Athlone town centre, number 8 is a B3 BER-rated terraced house with an upside-down layout. The accommodation is at entrance level.
It comprises three double bedrooms, two of which are ensuite.
The third enjoys the use of the family bathroom.
One of the bedrooms opens out to a good-sized yard that has a westerly aspect and pedestrian access onto The Strand, along the eastern bank of the River Shannon, just down from Town Bridge.
Upstairs, under vaulted ceilings, is the open plan kitchen cum living and dining room.
This room runs the length of the house and opens out to a balcony with river views. From here, a spiral staircase takes you down to the yard below.
There is an attic room also at this level.
Townhouse in need of some upgrades in Beaumont, Dublin 9
Address 14 Ivy Court, Beaumont Woods, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09 HY93
Asking price: €375,000
Agent: Kelly Bradshaw Dalton
East of the M50, a couple of blocks from Beaumont Hospital complex, number 14 is a well-located mid-terrace two-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse that has a south-facing back garden.
The unfurnished house has been virtually staged for sale. It includes a separate kitchen and living room at hall level – one leads through to the other.
The two double bedrooms upstairs have built-in wardrobes.
The principal has an ensuite shower room. Extending to 63 square metres and with a D1 BER rating.
There is scope to add a small extension to the rear. There is a green cum football pitch at nearby Lorcan Villas.
