City living convenience? It hardly gets any better than Cork’s Marina Park, at the city end (or, the very start) of the Blackrock Road at its Victoria Road nexus.

All 31 upmarket homes are released at once, without phasing or a showhouse, says Tommy Barker

Apartments are well on the way back price-wise in Cork, with post-slump demand and values driven by location, most of all.

Carrigaline, Cork €475,000

SCHOOL days have ended with a bang for the former Rochelle school in Cork city. Demolition work is paving the way for a scheme of 70 up-market apartments.