Four on the market: For €250,000 around the country

Asking price: €250,000

Agent: DNG (01) 831 0300

You can drive to Dublin Airport in five minutes from this gated apartment complex just off Clonshaugh Road in north Dublin.

Located in one of several buildings named after trees, No4 The Maples is a ground floor apartment with 603 sq ft of living space, including an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area, two bedrooms (one double, one single) and a bathroom.

It’s 2km to Northside Shopping Centre and 8km to the city centre, while the villages of Portmarnock, Malahide and Raheny are all nearby.

14 Carraig Palmer, Quincentennial Drive, Salthill, Co Galway

Asking price: €250,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (091) 569 123

Facing on to Grattan Beach, this ocean-front development is a pebble’s throw from Salthill Promenade and 2.5km from Galway City centre.

Spanning 624 sq ft, No14 is on the second floor with a private balcony overlooking Galway Bay and has access to a communal rooftop terrace.

Accommodation includes an open-plan kitchen/dining/living space, two double bedrooms and a bathroom. Built in 1999, recent upgrades include new electric heaters, double-glazing and laminate flooring.

Behernagh, Virginia, Co Cavan

Asking price: €250,000

Agent: Smith Property (049) 436 2244

For anyone looking for a country lifestyle on Dublin’s commuter belt, this three-bed bungalow in south Cavan is an hour’s drive from the city.

Set on a 0.7 acre site, the 925 sq ft house has a new kitchen, bathroom and heating system. Off the entrance hall is a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom.

If new owners want more space, there’s a detached 472 sq ft garage that could be converted. It’s a 10-minute drive to Virginia and Oldcastle.

The Long House, Gortnagree, Kells, Caherciveen, Co Kerry

Asking price: €250,000

Agent: The Property Shop (066) 947 3016

Located next to the South Kerry Greenway access point and car park, and 3.5km from Kells Bay beach, this period property could tick a lot of boxes for walkers, cyclists and watersports enthusiasts.

Extending to 1,722 sq ft, it has a kitchen/dining room, utility, sitting room and a reception/bedroom with en suite bathroom on the ground floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms (two en suite) and a family bathroom.

Caherciveen town is 10km away and it’s about an hour to Tralee, Killarney and Kerry Airport.