A mother of five found dead in a hotel room in Galway earlier this week was the “very essence of life” and a much-loved parent, grandmother, and childminder, says the priest in her parish of Donoughmore, Co Cork.

This renovated, Donoughmore farmhouse has had a first bid of €150,000, just €15,000 short of the asking price. 

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Trish Dromey finds a fresh and airy feel to this architect-designed Donoughmore dormer home.