In recent years homeowners in Dublin have been upping sticks and transplanting themselves to coastal towns around Ireland, drawn by the value for money and spacious properties to be found.
You can understand what turned their heads — covetable, already renovated period properties in Dublin are hard to find, there is a dearth of contemporary homes, and the city lacks the sea views and spacious gardens available in Wicklow, Galway, Waterford and Cork. For families, trading up for more ample space for a growing brood is a much more appealing prospect than vying with emigrants — returning with cash in their pockets — for hen’s-teeth Dublin homes.
In the past, demand for accommodation in the capital meant an easy win for investors, but that is