Four first-time buys from Dublin to Limerick

Capital: €375,000 ADDRESS: 30 Glasnevin Woods, Glasnevin, Dublin 11.

BEDROOMS: two. SIZE: 65sq m (699sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: €11,250. AGENT: Mason Estates. WEB: www.masongroup.ie.

DESCRIPTION: end-of-terrace house in a cul-de-sac with a livingroom with a marble fireplace and a kitchen/diningroom with parquet flooring, wall and floor units and seating area. Bedrooms have mirrored wardrobes. Management fee is €900 per annum.

Commute: €260,000  ADDRESS: 36 Killegland Meadows, Ashbourne, Co Meath. BEDROOMS: two. SIZE: 60sq m (646sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Sherry FitzGerald Geraghty. WEB: www.sherryfitz.ie.

DESCRIPTION: apartment with large balcony, own front door and access to a paved courtyard and adjacent parkland. Off the town centre, it has an entrance hall, kitchen/diningroom/sittingroom and main bedroom with en suite shower room.

Countrywide: €190,000 ADDRESS: 19 Mount Richmond Court, Rhebogue, Limerick, Co Limerick. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 102sq m (1,100sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Property Partners de Courcy O'Dwyer. WEB: www.propertypartners.ie.

DESCRIPTION: in a cul-de-sac of only 13 houses, this semi-detached house with livingroom has double glass panelled doors to a diningroom, landscaped rear garden with patio and gravelled area. The main bedroom has a shower en suite.

Country: €285,000 ADDRESS: 1 Gleann Alainn, Collinstown, Co Westmeath. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 143sq m (1,545 sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS:none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Berkeley and Associates. WEB: www.berkeley.ie.

DESCRIPTION: bungalow located on spacious grounds close to Collinstown. It has a family room with kitchen/diningroom with fitted maple wall and floor units and black work surfaces. Other rooms include a utility room, guest toilet and bathroom.