Brand new house Kill OR 1996 built in Lucan?

Daft.ie would beg to disagree.

Pensions, and the tax relief available if looking long term.

A diversified managed investment fund if looking shorter term.

I think high prices are here to stay in property but I can't see huge capital appreciation,but of course I could be wrong. The rental income will be only 1100-1350 a month after tax to cover all your time and expenses. And your risks.

Small landlords leaving in droves at the moment.

I wouldn't be putting almost half a million, presumably borrowed, in one basket though.

Lucan.. stick with Dublin. If Dublin fails we are all in shti so it wount matter. Other towns cities can.go down. DUBLIN in an Irish context will pull through

"Kill (Irish: an Chill, meaning 'the church') is a village and parish in County Kildare, Ireland near the county's border with Dublin beside the N7. Its population was recorded as 3,348 people in the 2016 census.[1]"

I think this says it all. Kill is a village where currently they are trying to sell houses for over half a million. If anyone think this is sustainable, I don't. In any other European country, you won't find this level of madness.

Earlsfort is alright, lived there for a short period. I still think 2.7k is beyond what a typical family can pay but no doubt you could get 3 or 4 professional will to stump it up.

Lucan got my vote.