Trading up: Carrignavar, Cork €340,000

Home comforts at Dun na Ri in Carrignavar include a hand carved Italian bar counter with beer on draught as well as a high-tech cinema projector with a nine-foot screen.

These luxuries aren’t included in the asking price of €349,000 but purchase can be negotiated.

For the guide price, buyers are offered a modern five bed 3,750 sq ft house, a 750 sq ft detached studio used as a gym and a site of over half an acre.