Take5: Andalusian three-bed; renovation projects in Calabria, Indre, Crete, Kilcreevin

Town & Country: A one-bed Swords apartment or a three-bed cottage on 30 acres?

A Dublin cottage redesigned by its owner has a cool, calm interior

Take5: Five-bed near Disney World, period homes, apartment trio, Faithlegg bungalow

Town&Country: A North Strand one-bed terrace or a four-bed near Killorglin

Take5: A former B&B in Auvergne, a villa on a private beach in Dominican Republic or a four-bed in Kilconnell

Town&Country: Riverside Ringsend cottage or period house with harbour views in Cobh

A former hotel and restaurant in France, or a cottage in Fethard?

Town&Country: A two-bed apartment in Balbriggan or three-bed house in Malin Head

Take5: Stone house, bank building, house with olive farm, seaside flat, bungalow

Town & Country: a three-bed mid-terrace in Dublin or a four-bed stone house in Macroom

Riba House of the Year contest in the UK shows architects moving away from stark shapes towards more sustainable designs

Take5: A bungalow in Carlow town or a period house amid cognac vineyards

Town&Country: A two-bedroom apartment in Dublin or four- to five-bed house near Mullingar

Take5: Manor house, traditional apartment, communal pool or mountain retreat

Town&Country: An apartment in Dublin 22 or a country house built for Lord Tottenham

Take5: A village with a pool in Spain, a restored house with period features in France and an Italian farmhouse

A rocky north-facing site was the starting point for this stunning home with panoramic sea views

Take5: Sea views in Andalucia, Crete and Antalya and large living space in Dordogne

Town&Country: A one-bed in the financial district or grand five-bed in Bailieborough

Take5: Mountain views, olive groves and swimming pools

Town&Country: A cottage in Ballyfermot or a modern four-bed near Letterkenny

Take5: Tuscany, Kalkan, Pays de la Loire houses; Barcelona apartment, Ballyconneely cottage

Town&Country: A two-bed apartment by the Luas or a detached five-bed with kennels

Take5: Beachside villa, hunting lodge, countryside retreat and guest house

Town&Country: A two-bed in Palmerstown or a detached five bed in Killygordon

Take Five: Farmhouses in Charente and Molise, two apartments in Baltimore or a bungalow in Hollymount

Town&Country: A duplex in Clonshaugh or a wheelchair-accessible three-bed

Take5: Manor house, Koh Samui sea views, Salzburg ski chalet, Kilmeena three-bed

Town&Country: Two-bed Sandyford apartment or detached Fahan four-bed

Take5: Peloponnese and Sussex sea views, a Veneto farmhouse or a French manor

Town&Country: A three-bed apartment in Tallaght or a three-bed Victorian in Loughrea

Take5: Sea views in Sunny Beach, a French tower house or a Cavan small holding

Town&Country: An apartment near the Luas line in Tallaght or a four-bed outside Derry

Take5: poolside villa, grand maison de maître, Venetian flat and Greek house

Riba’s Woman Architect of the Year prize just the latest big award for Irishwoman

Town and Country: Semi-detached suburbia or a seven-bed country mansion

Take5: A village home in Charente, villa in Murcia and apartment in Budapest

Town&Country: A five-bed on half an acre or a one-bed apartment in Finglas

Take5: Options includes a Berlin urban hideaway and a grand Tuscan villa

Town&Country: A three-bed near DCU or house at the foothills of Sliabh an Iarainn

Owner of this new home felt the ready made interior wasn’t her so designer Jane Higgins gave it a whole new look

Take5: From breathtaking views to a stone house with its own bread oven

Town&Country: A two-bed apartment in Dublin or a four-bed house in Westmeath

Take5: Middlesbrough and Poitou-Charentes town homes, Abruzzo and Corfu stone houses

Mitchelstown four-bed with annex on 4.5ac or Artane three-bed

It pays to do your homework on the range of professional services available

Take5: Period buildings in Abruzzo and Auvergne, apartments in Lisbon and Morinj

Town&Country: Ground-floor apartment near The Square or a sheltered Kilkelly four-bed

Take5: Sea views in Tully Cross, a French chateau or a three-bed Turkish villa

Town&Country: One-bed Dublin apartment or seven-bed former Durrus B&B

Take5: Original features, an art-nouveau villa, two properties with pools and a bungalow in Duleek

Town&Country: Drumcondra terrace with attic conversion or Killucan parochial house

Take5: Deux-Sèvres and Tuscany period homes, Burgas and Bucharest apartments

Town&Country: An apartment in Clondalkin or a former parochial house in Ballintogher

Take5: A stone house in Le Marche, a schoolhouse in Auvergne, sea views in Barbados or a three bed in Kildare

Town and country: An apartment in Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W, or an extended house in Skibbereen, Co Cork

Take five: Sea views in Donegal, a medieval village in Tuscany or a Scottish farmhouse

Town&Country: A Christchurch cul-de-sac terrace or a six-bed behemoth in Lettera

Take5: Poitou-Charentes, Massa-Carrara, Peloponnese, Budapest and Newbridge

Town&Country: A one-bed apartment in Dublin 8 or a four-bed house in Ahascragh

Sea views in Kalkan and Krilo Jesenice, pools in Andalusia and Poitou-Charentes

Town&Country: Bright Ballymun two-bed or former pub on Kilcormac main street

100 years ago, the functional designs of Gropius and his followers first saw light

Take5: Alicante apartment, period houses in Piedmont, Alto Alentejo and Lot-et-Garonne

Town&Country: Blanchardstown apartment or Durrus sea views with a third of an acre

Take Five: A five-bed bungalow in Clare or a grand colonial-style house in South Carolina

Town&Country: A five-bedroom house in West Cork or a three-bed terrace in D3

Take5: An Alpine lodge, an Italian church, a Cyprus farmhouse or a Galway bungalow

Take5: A bungalow in Annestown or a turreted pile with artist’s studio in the Loire

Town&Country: A two-bed in Rathfarnham or a refurbished ex-postal sorting office by Limerick Junction railway station

Take 5: Traditional homes in Le Marche and the Dordogne, villas in Valencia and Machico

Town&Country: A smart two-bed in a converted building or a nine-bed in Bundoran

Take5: French four-bed, Spanish villa, Greek sea views and a Hungary apartment

Town&Country: a two-bed flat in Balbriggan or a three-bed with land in Carrickmacross

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

The benefits of a tidy home are obvious but sometimes cleaning gets out of hand

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