What will €295,000 buy in Longford and Dublin 8?

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

Claudia Carroll: ‘I needed an umbrella inside the house’

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‘We have students at UCD who commute daily from Cavan and Limerick’

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What will €195,000 buy in Spain, Bulgaria, Italy and Kerry?

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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