The Coach House replacement has a cool, calm and very contemporary feel, writes Tommy Barker.        

Tommy Barker visits The Mall House in Kinsale and sees a masterful, modernised restoration project    

IT’S AN island, but more in name than reality — welcome to Rochestown’s Hop Island, a hop, skip and a jump from suburban Cork, from Douglas village, and from the vital, arterial ring road.

Skill and tenacity ensured triumph despite cost, Rose Martin reports.