Life has a way of humbling you.
I did like Bongo's reply the best. It made absolute sense.
Yes, I could buy a very nice house in Dublin for €1m, although looking at the auction results a lot of houses are selling for close to this price. I absolutely hate the idea of handing over €90k to the taxman. The house I am presently living in, is my 3rd. upward movement if you know what I mean. Now I start the downward movement. Should I do it in stages or should I make one large downward movement. For example, purchase a two bed apartment. This could leave money for a similar property in a warm country, which would be useful for my wifes medical condition. I could also help out the adult children with some money gifts. Ideally I would like an involvement with some work, preferably part time, perhaps as an investor with part time work. I am in a very lucky position financially but in other ways I am not so lucky.