On the main Roscommon to Longford Road, Shannonside is 10 minutes' drive from Roscommon and Longford, both busy towns with plenty of shops, businesses, schools, restaurants and amenities, while the new marina at Ballyleague is just a few minutes' walk away.

Building work is well under way and homes are almost ready to move into. Designed by ORS architects of Mullingar, Shannonside has three different house styles, all semi-detached. And with a range of two-, three- and four-beds available, the developers, Midland Contractors, expect a good mix of buyers from young first-timers to families, and some investors.

The two-bed bungalows are traditional-style doublefronted homes, and accommodation comprises a central hall with a bedroom on either side to the front. To the rear is a bathroom and large openplan kitchen/dining/living room, with direct access to the back garden.

Also traditional in style, three-bed semis have bay windows, front and back gardens. Accommodation comprises a hall, guest WC, living room with double doors into an open-plan kitchen/dining room. From here sliding doors open out to the garden. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, one single room and a bathroom.

The double-fronted fourbed homes comprise a hall, living room with double doors into a kitchen/dining room, a utility room with guest WC, and one bedroom at ground level. Upstairs there are two double rooms, one with ensuite, one single room and main bathroom.

Standard features include fitted kitchens with tiled floor and splashback, tiled bathrooms, oil-fired central heating, and cobblelock drives.

Shannonside, Ballyleague, Lanesborough, Co Roscommon Price: two-bed bungalows from 165,000, three-bed semis from 225,000, and four-bed semis from 270,000.

Agent: Midland Contractors (046-9240499)