More often, however, the heated political questions of the day are thrashed out at the monthly Leviathan held at Crawdaddy, Harcourt Street, Dublin. Since it started in December 2003, the show, hosted by broadcaster, economist and author, David McWilliams, thrives on raising provocative questions, such as ?What will happen when the property bubble bursts?" . . . the topic for the next Leviathan on 4 May, Nunn explains.

Part of the reason we are selling now is because the capacity for growth is diminishing, " continues Nunn.

While Dublin will always be a strong market because of its size and the demand, the rate of year on year house-price increases are slowing, which makes now a good time to be selling."

The other reason for selling the three-bed, split-level terraced house, is to be closer to schools for their sons, although Nunn will miss the location. ?Living close to the city centre definitely has its benefits in terms of quality of life: we're just a half hours' walk to O'Connell Street, it's close to the river and the area has a nice village with a good community feel to it, " says Nunn.

It's a beautifully proportioned house and is actually much bigger than it appears from the outside. Some of the best features of this house are the beautifully proportioned rooms and high ceilings, " adds Nunn.

One of a row of eight houses built in 1847 by Leland and Thomas Crosthwaite . . . the McNamara Brothers of their day . . . the period house is a deceptively spacious spanning 968sq ft (90sq m).

For sale by private treaty with an asking price of 475,000, this would make a good first-time buy for a couple seeking a city-centre pad, according to selling agent Anna Peelo of Douglas Newman Good.

Apart from reclaiming the front of the house and decorating the interiors in bold, quirky colours, the couple have had to do very little to the house which was extended by previous owners.

?We got a company that specialises in facades on period buildings to remove the purple marine paint that covered the front of the house and we added cobblelock paving to the front."

Accommodation comprises of an entrance hall, livingroom, diningroom, kitchen, utility plumbed for washing machine, two shower rooms, two good-sized bedrooms and a third bedroom which could be used as a study.

Features include high ceilings, gas-fired central heating, single-glazed aluminium windows, broadband wiring and a west-facing patio garden.

Number 133 enjoys a range of local amenities, including a choice of schools, buses, nearby Clontarf Dart Station and, only minutes away, the IFSC and East Point Business Park.

And with the city centre within walking distance, all its amenities are also accessible.

Price: 475,000 Agent: Douglas Newman Good, 01 8331802