Tommy Barker reports on a kick-started new house scheme in the north Cork hinterland of Conna village.

The vendors of the family home Estoril, just off Cork’s Rochestown Road in Thornbury Heights, have been in situ at this Mc Inerney-built four-bed semi-d since it was first built in 1985: in fact, they were the very first people to move into either end of this Thornbury development, thirty years ago.

A slice of old Cork city suburbs and far vistas too, come with this back-to-front house, No 33 Sunday’s Well Road.

Derek O’Connor showed just why he has won ten point-to-point riders’ championships by bringing the well-supported Ronnie O’Leary-trained newcomer Baden from well off the pace to oblige in a vintage second division of the four-year-old maiden at yesterday’s United Hunt Club point-to-point fixture at Bartlemy.

Ireland will see a 6-7% rise in visitor numbers next year, but could enjoy greater returns from tourism with more competitive airport charges, said Fáilte Ireland chairman Michael Cawley.

Sq m: 99 (1,064 sq ft)

Consultants have been appointed to ensure hundreds of flood-hit houses and businesses in Co Cork are not put at further risk.

It can’t be sunny all the time, but two busy tourist towns are getting ready to protect folk from the worst of the weather — with giant umbrellas.

This land at Killeagh, bought at the height of the boom for €6m, is now for sale at €275,000.

THE main property company of one of the country’s best-known developers and hoteliers, Jerry O’Reilly, incurred a loss of €32 million in 2009 as a result of loan write-offs and property write-downs.

A HIGH specification characterises the four houses in the Arduinne scheme.

FEARS persisted yesterday that thousands of Irish-owned homes in Spain could face demolition despite reassurances from property advisers.

EAST View Terrace looks out over the pretty, and inner city old Quaker cemetery off Quaker Road in Cork city.

SIMPLE OVERSEAS PROPERTIES is hosting a legal seminar today at 4pm in the Stillorgan Park Hotel.

PATRICK McNamara & Associates have joined the network of Moore Stephens International Ltd (MSIL) as part of a strategic drive to expand its client base both in Ireland and overseas.

FROM the outside, 14 Arnott Street resembles a nice, compact little matchbox property, but there’s a lot more beneath the surface of the 980 sq ft home, which has accommodation spread over three levels.