An injury-time goal from Billy Casey helped Aghabullogue snap a 28-year losing streak to take the Cork JBHC title in Pairc Uí Rinn as they squeezed past Ballyhea.

This suburban 1950s home has almost doubled its original size in a magical makeover says Tommy Barker.

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THERE are some so-called bullet-proof locations which, even in a depressed property market, are regarded as good buys — and that’s down to location.

THERE is good value – even bargains to be had in the property market at the moment, but with strings attached.

IT’S still on the ‘select’ list, despite being among some of the busiest thoroughfares on the western side of Cork city.

IT was a four-bed, but then the owners of number 3 Willowdale in Douglas, Cork decided to make a larger, master suite for themselves and lost a bedroom in the process.

OLD estate walls lie to the back and sides of this handy little house at 5 Maryville Mews in Ballintemple, Cork, and give immediate character.

THE ‘village living’ concept has really taken hold at Mount Oval Village, Cork, where many locals never move outside this integrated development. After all, why go further when you can walk to the creche, pub, hairdressers and local restaurant without the hassle of taxis or traffic.

IT’s the most understated of developments on an estuarine strip at Rochestown in Co Cork, but Ronayne’s Court is secure and mature.

WALKING along the old railway line from Rochestown to Passage West in Cork harbour, you can’t fail to be charmed by the lagoon setting between the multi-million euro new houses at Horsehead and the immaculately restored Victorian house called Lee Carrow.

A GREAT, green and lush back garden comes with Villa Maria – a three-bed semi-d with original interiors, yet also in very well tended condition.

HERE’S another one for the ‘dropped in price’ list: Coolgreen at Kilcoolishel, Glanmire, Cork.

THE most expensive driveway ever?

THERE are some locations in Cork city, which while not quite recession-proof, are bankers in terms of demand.

IT made a market entrance in late autumn of last year, but that perennial Cork city problem intervened – subsidence.

IT’S a little oasis, this end of Trabeg Lawn. The cul-de-sac running to the south of the lower, Douglas road has a small collection of detached and semi-detached houses dating from the 1960s. They are joined by a few new builds at the end of the cul-de-sac.

DOWN quite considerably in asking price, and under offer even well shy of that, could be the Douglas buy of the moment — the solid home Endersby.

THERE are two Menloes, according to those in the know: those houses at the entrance to this estate in Blackrock, Cork, and those overlooking the green.

HOUSES of this vintage in the Douglas area generally require some work when they come to market.

A COUPLE of months after the sale of Belmont House at Moneygourney, Billy Casey is now offering Clonbray, a similar type of property at the same location off Marybourough Hill, Cork.

ENDERSBY — the name gives an indication of the period and the property, a 1950s detached on a huge corner site in the Cork suburb of Douglas.

WILL it stay or will it go? The fashion for knocking and rebuilding has taken a back seat in today’s sullen market.

NOT only can you make your own mark on this Hettyfield, detached Douglas home, you also get the chance to name it.

THIS is a fine, four-bed house in one of the quieter areas of the Maryborough Estate, off Cork’s Rochestown Road.

Tommy Barker highlights a double offering overlooking Cork’s vision of future.

IT does exactly what it says on the tin, does Rockcliffe Village. It’s a self-contained little estate on the high-value, village side of the Blackrock Road and is a bit of a haven for singles and couples.

TUCKED into a corner of the salubrious cul de sac Douglas estate of Ballincurrig is Gartan, a much-improved upon semi-d with four bedrooms.

SCOOT past the Glanmire roundabout, take the first left after the turn for Dublin Pike and then another right turn to take you to Kilcoolishel, Glanmire.

LITTLE Amin Mahmoud was running rings around the doctors and nurses in the new children’s transitional care unit in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin yesterday.

A new state-of-the-art hospital unit for children who need breathing machines to stay alive will open officially today.

AUCTIONEER Billy Casey has a choice of two solid semis on offer in the inner Cork city suburbs at the moment.

TEN minutes from Midleton, but far from the madding crowd in the quiet village of Cloyne, is Beausang Construction’s latest scheme, Ashdale.

THERE’S still a sense of old decency about Montenotte, that high old suburb above Cork city.

A PLUM property falls in time for mid-season buyers looking to trade up in Cork’s western suburbs.

A STONE’S throw from the Mallow road is how builder, Con Cronin describes his house outside Grenagh in north Cork.

THINGS are starting to get a bit busy at Menloe Gardens in Cork’s Blackrock suburb with a second house up for sale in as many weeks — and that’s after a hungry gap of two years, or so.

THINGS are starting to get a bit busy at Menloe Gardens in Cork’s Blackrock suburb with a second house up for sale in as many weeks — and that’s after a hungry gap of two years, or so.

SMALL, but perfectly formed, this attractive bungalow at Brandon, Ballyphillip, Rathcooney comes with potential with a capital P.

RIVERBANK turns back the clock. Granted, this small set of houses has the South Link whizzing close by and Douglas bustling just yards away, but here you can just sit and watch the river flow.

THERE’s posh and then there’s old decency: when it comes to the market, guess which wins out? Okay, the hint is Blackrock road/Ashton Park/Domestic Revival house.

IT mightn’t be the biggest or the brashest house on the Model Farm Road area, but Mount Nephin has got off to a flying start since it hit the market last weekend.

THE gentrification process began early for this house at number 3, Harbour View in Cork’s Summerhill North when the venerable old building was rescued in 1991 by its builder-owner.

THERE are a number of ‘good’ addresses in Cork city, and to be scientific about it, these can be broken down to their constituent parts which include estates, roads or rows.

CHARMING, is how auctioneer Billy Casey of Casey and Kingston describes this semi-detached bungalow at 35 Avondale Park in Ballintemple. And charming it is, with it's cottagey looks, but it's the location which will bring in the buyers.

TAKE one large, period house on an acre, in the much-sought after suburb of Blackrock, add three new, detached houses and you have Glandore Manor.

Brendan Mooney

VERY discreet and tucked away off the Model Farm Road, Highfield Lawn is not just the entrance driveway to the million-euro enclave, Court Cairn, but a desirable residential location in its own right.

A FIVE-bed home for €275,000-plus isn’t to be sneezed at — and the uphill stroll home from the waterfront in Cobh is actually good for the lungs too.

EVEN in a seller's market, you still have to keep one up on the competition, especially if you're aiming at the middle to upper level.