What will €300k buy in north Dublin and Co Kilkenny?

15 Park View, Rathborne, Ashtown, Dublin 15
With 101sq m (1,087sq ft) of accommodation, this duplex has an open-plan living/dining room with glazed doors to a south-facing terrace; a kitchen and store room. Upstairs are three bedrooms, one with an en suite and walk-in wardrobe, plus a bathroom. The apartment is a three-minute walk from Ashtown train station and close to Phoenix Park. BER: B2.
Plus: Overlooks Tolka Park and energy efficient
Minus: The single bedroom is a bit of a squash
Agent: O'Connell Properties

Togher Road, Urlingford, Co Kilkenny
This 188sq m (2,018sq ft) house was built in 1976 and extended in 2012. On nearly an acre of land, the house has two living rooms on the ground floor, one with a fireplace; a triple-aspect kitchen/dining room with a band of windows overlooking the garden; a bathroom and three bedrooms. Upstairs are three more bedrooms and a toilet. Outside there is a garage and two sheds. The garden has a vegetable patch, shrubs and hedging. BER: C3
Plus: It has solar panels and is five minutes from the M8 and 350m from Urlingford main street
Minus: A Stanley cooking range stands in the carpeted livingroom
Agent: DNG Ella Dunphy