Room to Improve

After 10 successful years living in Boston aElaine Mitchell made the decision to come back to the old sod with her earnings.

No close neighbours, beautiful views of the Wicklow Mountains, a large vegetable patch, 10 hens, four ducks, two geese, four beehives, two dogs and three cats.

Marcus and Margaret are about to extend a two-bed cottage in Dundrum and share it with Marcus's beloved Aunt May.

The number one criteria when buying a house is location and our fifth programme of the series is set in one of the most sought after costal parts of the country, Dalkey.

John Rochford from Dublin and Lee Benn, originally from Limerick, have bought a house in their dream location - South Dublin's seaside suburbia, Blackrock.