The Irish Times

Those desperately seeking affordable housing might regard this as the stuff of dreams; a modern five bedroom detached house with green credentials for less than £85,000, but probably nearer £35,000. They will be able to view the house from next weekend, as an Irish company unveils its first log cabin house, made entirely of pine and spruce, produced in Poland and constructed within five days. It will feature in the Ideal Homes Exhibition at the RDS Simmonscourt from tomorrow until next Monday. This is not building on the cheap, according to Mr Mark Hughes of Avonway. "The houses are based on tried and tested architectural and constructional rese arch, and have been in existence in both Scandinavia and Poland for centuries," he said.