IDYLLIC country living is on offer at a renovated farmhouse in north Tipperary, where the owners keep ducks and geese and grow vegetables.

THERE are no clues as to why this very pretty cottage near Roscrea is called “The Shambles,’’.It’s charming and old world and appears to be in perfectly good order.

A STONE house dating from the Victorian era and with 5/6 bedrooms in Co Laois might attract commuters to the capital as it’s close to the N7, the main Dublin Limerick Road.