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Martin wades into abortion debateAs the Dáil committee hearings continue on the abortion bill, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has waded into the debate saying it is important that Christian believers "be, and seen to be, on the side of life, especially when life is most vulnerable".
Payment cuts see families pay rent shortfallLimits on rent supplement payments set by the Government are forcing thousands of families to make undeclared top-up payments to landlords to secure places to live.
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Bruton defends corporate tax rateIreland will be able to maintain its current corporation tax code in the face of international pressure to prevent multinational corporations avoid paying their fare share of tax, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton said yesterday.
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Artistic, architectural, awe-some
Dating to the early 1900s, The Gables, is an eye-catcher, says Tommy Barker
By Tommy Barker
There’s lots to admire in the architecture and details of the Edwardian era compact Midleton home called The Gables. Dating to about 1900, and built on the Cork Road approach to the east Cork town’s main street, this 900 sq ft home has huge visual appeal and charm, especially in its roofing. It appears in National Inventory of Architectural Heritage’s lists as being of artistic and architectural interest. And, now the eye-catching house with terracotta tiled gables, ornamental roof ridges and a hipped corner sprocket roof with finial tip and an oriel window underneath can be the place you call home, for a price around the €115,000 mark.
It’s new to market with Clare O’Sullivan of Savills, who says it needs upgrading, but has huge potential and is in close proximity to the town centre.
There’s a sturdy entrance porch with square Doric columns, hall, 17’ by 11’ living room, kitchen, dining room and back hall with shower room at ground level, with access to the back yard, while the ‘front’ garden is to the side of the house on its triangular site.
Upstairs has three bedrooms, each with a slightly different feature: one, the largest at 11’ by 10’, has a cast iron fireplace, another has a WC and wash basin in it as the house’s main bathroom with shower is downstairs, and the third bedroom has that novel bay window over the front door, with its witch’s hat roof.
VERDICT: It’s an eye-catcher.