Address: 1 De Vesci Court, Fairgreen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Type: Three-bedroom end of terrace
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Ena Loakman, Ena Loakman Group 087-6788155, 087-5156830
Price: €162,000

Address: 42 Monastery Avenue, Monastery Hill, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom townhouse
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Robert Hawkes, Property Choice, 39 Grand Parade, Cork 021-4278000 or 086-7979174
Price: €195,000

To get the most out of your garden plan to use it in every season, design it to suit your lifestyle and your needs. The photograph you see here is an image of our garden last Christmas. We had a party and decided to decorate the garden accordingly. Lots of local foliage, trees and natural Christmas decorations were used, many of the fruits on the trees were picked locally from established shrubs in friends gardens!

Waiting is something that many of us do without thinking. Waiting in a queue, waiting at the doctor's office, waiting for the bus; it's something that we instinctively do. Waiting, however, for a house can be a very long process indeed. In the run up to Christmas, the importance of the home is much highlighted. It is the focal point of Christmas celebrations and almost becomes an extension of the family for the festive season.

Address: 4 Eden Grove, Mahon, Blackrock, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom detached bungalow
Note: Partly floored attic space
Contact: Robert Hawkes, Property Choice, 39 Grand Parade, Cork 021-4278000 or 086-7979174
Price: €220,000

Address: 4 The Heathers, Classes Lake, Ovens, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom semi detached
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Norma Healy, Sherry FitzGerald, 021-4273041 or 086-8525940
Price: €235,000

Address Kilcoran Road, Youghal, Co. Cork
Type Two 3-Bed semi-detached
Note Double glazed windows
Contact Declan Hickey, 087 6529320. Gerard O’Dea, 087 2319801
Price €180,000

For most people, purchasing a property is not an emotionless affair. While many people buy property on a portfolio basis, a calculated investment on financial terms rather than a decision of the heart, most people look at buying a property as buying a home, a place to live, and a place to, potentially, raise a family. In this case, the attachment people feel to their homes is real.

Address: 4 Eden Grove, Mahon, Blackrock, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom detached bungalow
Note: Partly floored attic space
Contact: Robert Hawkes, Property Choice, 39 Grand Parade, Cork 021-4278000 or 086-7979174
Price: €220,000

Address: 8 Manor Downs, Thornbury View, Rochestown, Cork
Type: Four-bedroom detached
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Johnny O'Flynn, Sherry FitzGerald, 021-4273041 or 086-6015560