The owners of a family business once rooted in Cork’s historic financial heart — until the property and housing boom pushed them to the suburbs — have all but returned to their spiritual home, opening the way for a tenant to take over their lease in Bessboro.

“If Carlsberg did holes-in-one, this would be the one they would do.”

An office investment, with a wealth-management company in occupation, is selling for €600,000.

CELEBRATING 40 years in business is a significant milestone for any company, an achievement all the more notable in the challenging area of financial advice through the turbulence of the past three years.