On the market: four for FTBs to choose from

Number 15 Langrishe Placeis tucked behind Mountjoy Square in the north city centre and is asking €185,000 through Douglas Newman Good. A stylish 88sq m (950 sq ft) pad with a lush city garden, it has smart, sleek interiors and there's potential to convert the basement into a usable room.

Located in a cul-de-sac , it has a living room, dining room and kitchen. Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms and a newly-fitted bathroom. The house has been rewired and replumbed and has new insulation.

Parking is by residents’ permit.

Number 25 Binn Bhan in Knocknacarra in Galway cityis a four-bedroom semi off the Western Distributor Road, asking €200,000 through Mullery auctioneers.

Built by O’Malley developments in 2002, it is fairly spacious at 116sq m (1,248 sq ft), with a downstairs that includes a living room, dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and guest toilet. Upstairs, the main bedroom has an en suite shower room and there’s a main family bathroom with a bath and shower attachment. To the rear there’s a small paved garden with a block-built storage shed.

Number 43 Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, might be a two-bed terrace house, but inside there are several surprises including the high ceilings. Felicity Fox is asking €350,000.

In walk-in condition, it has lots of period features including ornate plasterwork and fireplaces and measures 84sq m (904sq ft) excluding the converted attic. It has a lounge and dining room and a long kitchen with contemporary cream fitted units and an exposed brick wall. There are two good sized bedrooms on the first floor, while the study downstairs could be used as a third bedroom.

There are six previously unsold apartments available at Spencer Dock in the IFSCwhich range in size from 64-88sq m (690-950 sq ft). Prices start at €150,000 for one-bed apartments, while two-beds are from €245,000 through Hooke & MacDonald.

The apartments have a concierge service, underground parking and are fitted with kitchen appliances. The bathrooms are fitted out with Villeroy Boch accessories.

Two bedroom apartments vary in size and have an en-suite main bedroom, main bathroom, a contemporary kitchen with appliances, and a good-sized lounge as well as two hallway cupboards for storage.