Address: 17 Bayview Crescent Killiney, Co Dublin Price: 500,000 Agent: Lisney 01-280 6820 This modern family home is well located, with close proximity to the Dart line and beach. Well presented and within a popular development just off Killiney Hill, the partly brick-fronted house, built circa 1975, has a corner position with rear pedestrian access and separate workshop and utility. Accommodation is well laid out through circa 86sq m (935 sq ft) and comprises the entrance hall; dining-cum-living room with ceiling coving, centre rose and sandstone "replace; fully "tted kitchen-cum-breakfast room with Chinese slate floor, all built-in appliances and door to rear garden; three bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes; and family bathroom with bath and Mira electric shower.

The front garden has a lawn and space for parking; the rear is largely decked, with a step down to a patio.

The block-built shed has a door to the utility room.

Address: 7 The Paddocks, Hybreasal South Circular Road, Dublin 8 Price: excess 575,000 Agent: Douglas Newman Good 01-679 4088 This 94sq m (1,010 sq ft) modern red-brick property is presented in ready- to- walkin condition, with a bright and airy interior and generous living accommodation.

No. 7, The Paddocks, benefits from easy access to Dublin city centre via the nearby Luas station, and is close to St James Hospital and the canal.

Set within a secure new development with electronic gates, special features include: off-street parking; side entrance; master bedroom en-suite; large, eatin and fully fitted kitchen with French doors to the garden; and semi-solid timber floors throughout.

Accommodation briefly comprises the entrance hall, livingroom, kitchen cum dining room, utility room, three bedrooms and bathroom.

The rear garden has a patio area and lawn surrounded by mature plants.

Address: 11 Craigford Drive Killester, Dublin 5 Price: 560,000 Agent: Sherry FitzGerald 01-833 6555 Every improvement (from rewiring to building a kitchen extension) has been carried out by the owners of this baywindowed property to create a spacious home in what is an increasingly popular area for those seeking family-sized houses.

Inside, every inch of the 107 sq m (1,152 sq ft) of the accommodation has been used to its full potential.

The house also benefits from a west facing garden with garage suitable for conversion to a studio or home office (subject to planning permission).

Accommodation briefly comprises: the living room;

lounge; open-plan, fully fitted kitchen-cum-dining room; utility; guest w. c. ; three bedrooms and bathroom.

Situated just off Killester Avenue, the property is within a short walk from local amenities, including shops and schools, as well as Killester Dart station and bus routes to Dublin city centre.

Address; 28 Iniscarra, Collins Avenue Waterford, Co Waterford Price: 275,000 Agent: O'Shea O'Toole 051-876757 With its quiet cul-de-sac setting overlooking the River Suir, this modern, baywindowed property in Waterford would make an ideal family home.

To the rear is a large garden set out in lawn surrounded by mature planting, while the front of the house has a neatly landscaped lawn plus ample parking space along the cobble-locked drive.

There is also a side entrance.

Accommodation opens from the entrance hall with guest cloakroom into the livingroom with cast-iron fireplace and solid oak floor.

Double doors open from here to the diningroom, which adjoins the fully-fitted oak kitchen. Also at ground floor level is a bedroom, and the utility room.

Upstairs, the main bedroom has a bay window, built-in wardrobe and en-suite shower room. Bedroom two also has built in wardrobes, while the main bathroom has a bath, wash basin and wc.

Address: 28 Seven Oaks, Frankfield, Grange, Cork Co Cork Price: 350,000 Agent: Hamilton Osborne King 021-427 1371 This modern semi in the southern suburbs of Cork comes with good sized gardens, including parking space to the front, plus a paved patio, lawn with flower beds and Barna shed to the rear.

Accommodation opens from the entrance hall which includes a guest cloakroom.

The sitting room has a fireplace with tiled inset, central ceiling rose, decorative coving and double doors leading to the kitchencum-dining room.

Fully fitted with wall and floor units, the kitchen area also has a tiled splash back, stainless steel sink, plumbing for laundry appliances and sliding doors to the rear garden.

Upstairs is the landing with hot press and access to the attic. The three bedrooms all have fitted wardrobes, with the master being en-suite with a Mira shower. The tiled, main bathroom has both a bath and Mira shower.

5 Foster Park, Dalysfort Road, Salthill, Galway Price: 495,000 Agent: Sherry FitzGerald, 091-569123 In the heart of Old Salthill in Galway, no 5 Foster Park is a well-presented three-bed semi-detached house in a cul-de-sac off Dalysfort Road.

A short walk from the seafront at Salthill, this property is just outside Galway city, a few minutes away by bus or car.

Accommodation comprises a hall, livingroom, large kitchen cum diningroom, three bedrooms, one en-suite and the main bathroom. The livingroom has a Liscannor stone fireplace, while the kitchen has a good selection of fitted units, a tiled floor and breakfast counter.

The house is extended to include an additional selfcontained unit of 32sq m (345sq ft), which has its own separate entrance and kitchen and bathroom facilities. The main house has a floor area of 104sq m (1,120sq ft).

There is a good-sized south-facing garden with a separate garage to the rear.