Frances O'Rourke

Modern, open-plan home in prime location on Railway Road with back-garden studio apartment

Upgraded three-bed property mixes period details with modern design

Architect Eamonn Daly has maximised space in Victorian three-bed while Ber rating has been raised to B3

This imposing home on Silchester Road retains many handsome period features

Handsome Temple Villas home is named after the woman who married Joseph Plunkett before his execution in Kilmainham Gaol

Waverley, a 698sq m seven-bed, has an impressive garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin and Paul Doyle

This Ber-exempt Victorian house next to the Luas line in Dublin 6 is in walk-in condition

Choice includes apartments and three- and four-bed houses in Leopardstown, and terraced houses in Cherrywood Village

Architect-designed property on the side of Dalkey Hill has an airy Scandinavian-style interior

This B-rated 1960s semi-d on Strand Road has ample rooms, including a playroom and an office

Number 13 Spencer Villas has original period details but the bright, modern extension is the star turn

A three-storey, two-bedroom mews house with many of its original design features with a B energy rating

The 1906 arts-and-crafts house in Greystones, Co Wicklow, has a Ber of B3 and underfloor heating

The location of this Ber-exempt property is convenient as it is close to schools and Blackrock village

Extended and renovated end-of-terrace Victorian three-bed in Sandymound for for €1.5m