A RICH autumn harvest of homes has hit the sales market as September closes. The clutch of multi-million euro Cork houses gives diverse city, suburban and county living options.

WHILE Limerick has a huge amount of new shopping space to offer retail newcomers such as Marks & Spencer, the city is short of large factory units for multi-national industries, a breakfast briefing heard yesterday.

THE Exchequer is set for a multi-million euro stamp duty and vat windfall as 12,000 civil servants get ready to leave Dublin.