GOING OUT HOUSE hunting this weekend? Here are a few properties to get you started.

From a detached family home in Galway to a trendy townhouse in Stoneybatter, here is what’s on show over the next two days.

Here are five of the best properties on view under €500,000 this weekend…

Property 1 –  Truskey West, Barna, Co Galway

Daft Daft

• Asking price: €435,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 13.00 – 13.30
• Why you should see it… This detached home comes with a high-quality fit out, with solid timber floors, granite worktops and a heat retention system. The four-bedroom house is about a mile from Barna village and six miles from Galway city.

Property 2 –  64 Shantalla Road, Shantalla, Co Galway

Daft Daft

• Asking price: €325,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 11.00 – 11.30
• Why you should see it… This seven-bedroom property would suit a family or would also work as an investment property. The large number of bedrooms and convenience to Galway’s universities make it an attractive prospect.

Property 3 –  8 Rathmore Terrace, Upper Dargle Road, Bray, Co Wicklow

Daft Daft

• Asking price: €345,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 14.00 – 14.30
• Why you should see it… Said to be “deceptive from the outside”, this home is almost 90 years old but has been extended and upgraded during this time. It is walking distance to the centre of Bray town and has good connections to Dublin.

Property 4 –  25 Finn Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7

Daft Daft

• Asking price: €299,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 13.00 – 13.15
• Why you should see it… This home is in a much sought after location and has its own private courtyard to its rear. One distinctive feature is the house’s ‘butter brick’ exterior.

Property 5 –  3A Columbanus Mews, Dundrum, Dublin 14

Daft Daft

• Asking price: €275,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 13.00 – 13.30
• Why you should see it… This unconventional apartment in Dundrum has glass paneling which ensures a lot of natural light can get into the property. A nearby LUAS line gives occupants an easy route into the centre of town.