Starter Homes

SKEHARD ROAD, CORK €175,000

Sq m: Sq m 95 (950 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 1

Broadband: Yes

A neat-sized three-bed sem-detached bungalow, in an accessible location, will also be an easy-keep option for new owners, as most of its outdoors space has been designed to be low-maintenance.

Carrying a €175,000 price tag with REA O’Donoghue Clarke is 15, Clover Hill, off the Skehard Road near Scally’s SuperValu.

It’s perfect as a starter home, or for a trader-down, and has sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, three compact bedrooms and a bathroom with shower.

VERDICT: Near all amenities.

CARNA, GALWAY €179,000

Sq m: 93 (1,000 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 1

Broadband: Yes

Galway’s Volvo ocean yachts are back over the horizon, so it’s back to currachs and hookers now in view from Tí Tom, the renovated former cottage of a legendary Connemara fisherman Tom McDonagh.

Fully upgraded and on four acres with beach access and views to Mason Island and St Mac Dara’s Island, it’s set in a rocky, dramatic coastal area, home to a three day sailing festival each July. Selling agents Spencers say it’s been used extensively for holidays, and rentals, and has a wood burning stove.

VERDICT: Sublime on a sunny day.

TRALEE, KERRY €150,000

Sq m: 102 (1,150 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 3

Broadband: Yes

Only a few minutes’ walk from Tralee town centre is 17 Cluain Ard, an immaculate three-bed semi-d, on the market with Sherry FitzGerald Stephenson Crean for €150,000.

One of the bedrooms is en suite, there’s also a guest WC downstairs plus utility, the decor levels are high, extras include built-in Sliderobes, gardens are trim with a new shed, patio and BBQ area, and it has a south-west aspect, facing a public green.

VERDICT: Good to go.