Take5: Limerick bungalow, French chateau, Italian farmhouse, Caribbean cliff-top and Thai villa

A three bed in Glasnevin or an eight bed on the riverfront in Ballinamore

Take5: Lazio palazzo, Florida five-bed, Leiria villa, Loire Valley manor, Enfield four-bed

Town&Country: A three-bed in Artane or a 3,000sq ft four-bed on an acre in Virginia

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Take5: Limousin pair, Black Sea apartment, Andalusian cave house, Clonmel cottage

Town&Country: One-bed by Luas in Rialto or seaside three-bed with Bantry Bay views

Dordogne home, Peloponnese tower house, Luce apartments, Apulia ‘trullo’, Carracastle three-bed

Town&Country: Two-bed flat opposite Liberty Hall or five-bed Rathvilly bungalow

Take5: Lazio palazzo, Picardie chateau, Catalan sea views, London flat, Killarney four-bed

Town&Country: Waterside cottage on Carlingford Lough or two-bed in Crumlin

Take5: Dordogne mill house, homes with pools in Andalusia and Dominican Republic, Liverpool terrace, Dunleer cottage

Town&Country: Balbriggan one-bed flat or Kinvara thatched cottage, both near the sea

Take Five: live farm in Italy, villa in Spain, a place in France or Romania or cottage in Mayo

Town&Country: A two-bed in Smithfield or two houses side by side in Tallow for €395,000

Take5: Pool homes in Crete, Tuscany and Auckland, Brittany pile, Fenit four-bed

Town&Country: Two-bed with shed in Crumlin or six-bed on an acre in Scarriff

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Take5: Waterside in Pays de la Loire and Tenerife; the Tuscan hills; and modern Riga

Town&Country: Castletown with outbuildings or Finglas one-bed

Take5: Kalkan villa, eight-bed chateau, Malaga four-bed, Koh Samui villa, Glounthaune bungalow

Town&Country: Clondalkin four-bed or six-bed detached near a lake

Take 5: Dordogne four-bed, three-bed with pool in Aydin, New Ross three-bed with yard

Town&Country: One bed apartment in Clarehall or a four-bed house in Ballinsloe

Take 5: An Antebellum house in Georgia, a restored farmhouse in Italy or a bungalow in Kildare

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A house on a tree-lined Dublin road, or one with pool, pizza oven and gym in Co Louth

Take 5: Adjoining apartments, a golf-resort villa, an olive grove, or a four bed in Menlo

Town & Country: A two-bed in Swords or a house with church and orchard in Hollymount

Kieran Donnellan’s 5sq m Sliding Chapel, in Lebanon, is perfect for contemplation

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Take 5: Stone houses in Lucca and Limousin, apartments in Valencia and Bodrum

Town&Country: A three-bed in Artane or a four-bed former school near Kenmare

Take Five: a stone house in France, an apartment in Berlin, a six-bed finca in Murcia, or a four/five bed in Kingscourt, Cavan

Town&Country: A house by the beach near Rosscarbery or a one-bed in Dublin

Take Five: a slice of a French hamlet, a five-bed in Florida, or a three bed in Athlone

Town & Country: a duplex in Ashtown or a six bed in Urlingford for €300k

Take Five: costal and traditional in Portugal and Italy or a two bed in Roscommon

Town & Country: A one-bed in Ballymun or a cottage near the sea in Rosscarbery

Take Five: a private Bulgarian chapel, French village life, a three-bed in Killarney

Town & Country: a two-bed in Islandbridge or a farm on 21 acres in Co Longford

Chasing sharks, cuddling stingray, riding bareback in the warm sea, the Caribbean islands offer an exhilarating escape

Take Five: a Manhattan studio, views of Lake Como or a two bed-in Bray

Town and Country: An apartment in Tallaght or a farmhouse in Co Cork for €175,000

Take Five: a period home in the Pyrenees, a pied a terre in Edinburgh or a three bed in Mallow?

Take Five: A refurbished three-bed in Poitou-Charentes or a Ballina three-bed

Town and Country: a two-bed with no kitchen in Ringsend or a four-bed in Rahara, Roscommon

Take 5: properties in Valencia, Rome, Koh Samui, the Vendée and Bishopstown

Town & Country: A five-bed near Ennis, or a suburban semi-D in Dublin 13

Take Five: Dordogne retreat, Lazio farmhouse, Algarve villa, Glin four-bed

Town & Country: A 300-year-old near Castlerea or a two-bed in Lucan

Take Five: Properties in Paphos, Limousin, Valencia, Brixton and Douglas

Town & Country: A one-bed apartment in Terenure or a big Swinford four-bed with waterfall

Sea views, an embassy belt flat, a heritage building or a bungalow in Cloghroe

Town & Country: a studio apartment in The Maltings or a former school in Co Monaghan

Side-by-side houses an hour from Bordeaux, a hunting lodge in Basilicata or a three bed terrace in Dundalk

Town and Country: An apartment in Belfield or a house on 1.4 acres with artist’s studio?

Take Five: A chalet in France, a studio apartment in Brooklyn or a two bed apartment on the outskirts of Galway

Town & Country: a two-bed apartment beside Liffey Valley or a thatched cottage near Lough Derg

Take Five: A penthouse with panoramic views of Barcelona or a bungalow in Duleek?

Town & Country: A two-bed top floor apartment in Portmarnock or a former showhouse in Meath

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Take Five: A 19th-century convent, an Istrian villa near the beach, a Tuscan farmhouse with pool or a three bed in Daingean

Town & Country: A Clondalkin four-bed or a Wexford house with castle and water views

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Take Five: Wicklow, Poitou Charentes, Le Marche, Alicante and Mugla

Town & Country: A one-bed apartment in Clontarf or a four-bed with gym in Loughrea

Take Five: A villa in Spain, a stone house on a Greek island or a four-bed in Listowel

Town and Country: A north Dublin one-bed or a Ballybofey four-bed

Take Five: Properties in Keelogues, Fethiye, Crete, Poitou-Charentes and Andalusia

Terraced townhouse in Blanchardstown or Galway period home

Villas in Italy, France and Mexico, or a bungalow in Clonmel

Town & Country: An apartment in Clarehall or an old schoolhouse in Athea?

Take Five: Rosscahill, Brindisi, Valencia, Florida and Pyrénées – take your pick

Town & Country: An apartment in Clondalkin or a three-bed with mountain views in Limerick

Take Five: A four bed in Carrick-on-Shannon or homes with pools in Italy, France and Spain

Town and Country: A Kilmainham apartment or a four-bed in Cashel

This house had plenty of space but felt cluttered, until interior designer Ruth Noble cleared the way

Take Five: A cottage in Renvyle or a five-bedroom mansion in Dordogne

Town and Country: An apartment in Malahide or four-bed with sauna in Leitrim village

Take Five: A bungalow in Kilflynn or a house with sea views on a Greek island

Town and Country: An apartment in Park West or a five-bed house in Portlaoise

Take Five: A terrace house in Boherbue or an oasis in the Majella mountains

Town and Country: An apartment in Tallaght or a house near the sea in Kilkee

Take Five: A four-bedroom house in Bettystown or a resort hotel in Indonesia

Town and Country: A two-bed in Dún Laoghaire or a five-bed on its own land in Tipperary

Two-bed D9 apartment has a sunroom studio with great light and a garden

A bungalow in Lifford, Co Donegal or homes in Egypt, France, Italy and Turkey?

An apartment in north Dublin or a former school in Co Kerry?

Take Five: A three-bed in Co Cork is the same price as a villa with pool on Koh Samui

Town and Country: A five-bed in Dingle or a cottage in Phibsborough

Take Five: A view of a Turkish lake and mountains or a semi-detached in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim

Town and Country: A three-bed in Drumcondra, Co Dublin or a large 18th century house on the waterfront in Co Cork

Take Five: A four-bed in Maynooth, a five-bed in France or sea views in Turkey

Town and Country: House with 3.5 acres near Abbeyleix, Co Laois, or an apartment in Tallaght, Dublin

Take Five: A two-bedroom bungalow in Kerry or a cave house in Spain?

An apartment in Dublin 11 or a period house in Co Wicklow

Take Five: A four bed in Kerry or a tea and coffee estate in Sri Lanka?

Town and Country: An apartment in Dublin 16 and a house along the Wild Atlantic Way

Take Five: a three-bed in Co Cork or a villa with swimming pool in Turkey