Tourist hotspot Dubai has had all new year celebrations cancelled by ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum over the attacks in Gaza.

A SITE for a large 3,000 sq ft one-off house, with planning already in place, has come up just along Cork’s Rochestown Road.

Tommy Barker is given a tour around the Courtyard, an architectural delight, completed to the highest of standards in material and style.

WITH a new hotel on the way, and even the possibility of a marina, Schull is going to continue its upward property trajectory.

THE new-builds at Woodville created a bit of a design stir this year. Now, callers to the Courtyard, a new phase around the original period Woodville House, will want to know if the same standard has been matched.

British pubs and hotels group Whitbread today announced plans to create about 8,000 jobs and to quit its London head office.

British leisure group Whitbread is to sell a string of three-star hotels in a bid to focus on its budget and luxury chains, it announced today.