What will €165,000 buy in Co Donegal and north Dublin?

TOWN

Address 42 Hampton Wood Avenue, St Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Agent Thomas Byrne Auctioneer
Close to Ikea and the M50, this apartment has a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and a livingroom with glazed doors on to a south-facing balcony. Management fees are about €883 a year.
Plus Large glazed doors on to a south-facing balcony
Minus In a sea of apartments on the edge of Dublin, close to industrial estates and the motorway

COUNTRY

Address Knader, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal
Agent DKP Auctioneers
Sitting on half an acre of land, this house has a livingroom, kitchen/diningroom, utility, a bathroom and five bedrooms (three with en suites). There is a detached garage. Ballyshannon is three miles away and Belleek is two miles away.
Plus In a pretty setting close to Assaroe Lake
Minus If the design had acknowledged it is a two-storey house the upper floor need not have been constricted by a sloping roof