The last time No 38 Cois Chuain was on the market, it was a case of lean times, precious little confidence, even less cash, and a series of price drops needed to secure a sale.

The Minister for Justice today applied to the Central Criminal Court in Dublin for a transcript of the trial of a Portuguese man who was jailed for life for the murder of a young female trainee manager in Limerick’s Jurys Inn in 2002.