Agent: P J O'Dwyer & Co
Number of properties on the books: 15
People are looking for: People are prepared to pay up to up to €360,000 for quaint period cottages off South Lotts Road or Stella Gardens.
Fastest sale: A two-bedroom redbrick on Gordon Street in great condition. On the market nine months ago. Sold in 24 hours for €340,000.
Most expensive property: 13 St Philomena's Terrace, a two-bedroom Stella Gardens house with a lovely architect-designed interior. Asking excess €400,000.
Cheapest property: A two-bedroom cut-stone house at Coastguard Cottages, quoting €320,000.
What's slow to move? The above property, in a great location but slightly isolated from the rest of the village. The new marina will make a difference here.
Average rent for a two-bedroom property: €1,000
Daytime: The Nature Park, Sandymount Strand, the Shelly Banks, Great South Wall and Ringsend Park. GAA at Clan na Gael Fontenoy. Soccer at Bath United, Cambridge Boys and St Pat's CYM. Also Ringsend Sailing Club, Irishtown Stadium and the Greyhound Stadium. Fitness centre and pool at ESB Sportsco or Westwood, Sandymount. Coffee at D4 Deli, The Coffee Pot or Bridge the Gap.
After dark: Eat out at Marios in Sandymount, The Ocean Bar at Charlotte Quay or the Bahay Kubo on Bath Avenue. Pubs galore. Trad music at Clan na Gael. The Greyhound Stadium is a great night out.
Issues: The probability of an incinerator being sited in the locality. Pollution from sewerage plant.
