IF you missed the chance to buy into Cork’s one-time Ursuline Convent back just a few short years ago, well here’s an opportunity come around again

Historic cobbles unearthed during roadworks on a busy Cork city street are not being dumped and are in storage for reuse, City Hall has confirmed.

Coming to market, hot on the heels of a house right alongside on Cork's charming Ardfoyle Crescent in Ballintemple is a three-bed semi-d called Glenmore, and while dated, it's a charmer too, in its own right.

No 45 Lindville, Ballintemple, has a Victorian architectural architectural design right up your street, says Tommy Barker

Castle Road Blackrock setting is the type of location to inspire lyrical splendours, as Tommy Barker discovered at curvaceous Bayswater.

Fancy going up in the world, in Cork’s Blackrock, at an affordable price into the bargain? 

The Cork County Board has been asked to consider introducing a residents’ car pass system for people who live near Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

City chiefs have been asked to crack down on unauthorised parking on a new riverside plaza which was unveiled just weeks ago as part of a €2m regeneration.

A memorial boat naming ceremony has taken place at Cork Boat Club in Blackrock Village in memory of member Paul McCarthy who passed away last year.

It tested the patience of residents and the resilience of traders but the trade-off for Blackrock village after months of inconvenience is a €2m facelift, to be officially unveiled today.

Bus Éireann has bowed to public pressure and tweaked changes on the Cork bus service linking Apple’s sprawling European HQ and Mahon Point.

Brian Olden and Jackie Cohalan of Cohalan Downing Auctioneers (CDA) say “it’s a high-quality property, with a wonderful flow to it, ideal for family living or entertaining.”

CORK’S 19th century Ursuline Convent is going to be a trophy buy — for whoever gets to buy and finish it out — with a ready market afterward for both sales and rentals.

Seven homes in Cork’s South Parish offer modern comforts in an old city quarter, and the last one’s now on offer, writes Tommy Barker.

MOTHER’S Day is close and an indulgent breakfast is a terrific start to the day.

Size: 130 sq m (1,400 sq ft)

Culture vultures will be able to embark on a city-wide digital treasure hunt as part of this year’s culture night celebrations in Cork.

A 32-year-old IT worker won her second consecutive Evening Echo Women’s Mini Marathon in Cork yesterday, just one week after she added the Killarney Mini Marathon to her belt.

The elegant, 210-year-old Lotamore House on 14 acres with views of Cork city’s marina was a guesthouse for 20 years. It’s price of €1.3m (it previously sold for €3-4m) reflects the cost of upgrading.

A ROUTE has been unveiled for the inaugural Bord Gáis Energy half marathon which will be run in Cork city on bank holiday Monday, June 6.

The Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon today unveiled the route for its inaugural half marathon.

A BUTCHER has invited the public to a barbecue to grill Fine Gael politicians.

THEY had lithe aching limbs, sweaty brows and were panting to catch their breath after one of the country’s biggest road races yesterday.

OFF-LICENCES will be banned under a €3 million regeneration plan for Cork’s historic Blackrock village.

THE word bijou (meaning small and elegant) might have been coined to describe Dundanion Cottage. The smart, two-bedroomed house has an equally smart Blackrock Road address, a renovated interior - brightened by a large roof light - and a private, south-facing back garden.

SITES don’t come with much more rarity value than this one, an acre-plus at the water’s edge on Castle Road, near Cork’s harbour landmark Blackrock Castle.

SERIOUS racing continues at the various venues along the coast and the latest word from Commodore Jim Donegan is that the South Coast Offshore Racing Association SCORA Class 1 Championship is set for Crosshaven or the weekend of September 13-14, with the Class 2 Championship taking place at Kinsale on the same two days.