Trish Dromey hears about a property in Kinsale that has it all —superb location, stunning views and great size.

This summer sees a selection of coastal buys and builds of the country’s boom period up for sale, at a fraction of peak values.

MOVE straight in? Extend? Knock? Don’t be hasty.

BUSINESSMAN Brendan Murtagh is insolvent, the Commercial Court heard yesterday. Mr Murtagh and two other businessmen are being pursued for €28.1 million by investors related to Polish property deals and all three have had total judgments for more than €60m entered against them.

A LEGAL action against three businessmen aimed at recovering loans of €31.5 million for developments in Cork has been adjourned after agreement was reached “in principle” with two of the defendants.

IT is called the Hermitage - but it’s a classic misnomer. Andrew Carlos Clarke is not, never was and has no intention of ever being a hermit.