Tommy Barker on a recently upgraded house of two styles close to all the facilities of Cork’s urban life.

College Road, Cork €345,000

Sq m 158 (1,700 sq ft)

A FANTASTIC extended and hugely upgraded semi-d around the corner from this detached home called Westlands is currently under offer in the mid to upper €600,000s — and that shows the quality of the location.

CALLED after a contemplative order of nuns living across College Road is Cork’s St Clare’s Avenue, marking the quiet presence of the Poor Clares Monastery.

FOUR men have been remanded in custody after they were charged yesterday in connection with a high-speed car chase across two counties.

BUSY by day, surprisingly quiet at night, the Glasheen Rd/College Rd area isn’t all about students.

HOLLYVILE on Cork’s Glasheen Road has a lot going for it, with the list of positives topped by a half acre of south-facing gardens and a setting within a short walk of UCC and the Bon Secours hospital.

DOCTORS (and dentists) have been active in the Cork property market since summer, snapping up more than a handful of €1 million-plus properties as residences, and the same professions also have a sure touch on the investment property front.