TUCKED in off the far, Blackrock end of the Old Blackrock Road, and away almost in a world of its own, is Victoria Villas, essentially a couple of houses on the entrance way to a grander, detached house that really is in a world of its own.

THE waters and the wild are part and parcel of a stunning property on sale through HOK Country.

CORK City FC supporters in need of a house will be thrilled with the latest offering from Jarlath Boyd of HOK who is seeking €320,000 for 55 St Anne’s Park — it’s a few yards from ‘the Box’ at Turner’s Cross and almost offers a season ticket for soccer supporters.

THE house across the road made over €1.4 million in the spring, now no 23 Mount Oval in Cork’s Rochestown is an autumn arrival, with a €1.3 million price guide.

THE house across the road made over €1.4 million in the spring, now no 23 Mount Oval in Cork’s Rochestown is an autumn arrival, with a e1.3 million price guide.

There are plenty of strokes left in the Irish property market, but the house Rydal pulls some of the best — a cracking Cork location, detached house status, and enough room in its grounds for a Big Brother-like pool.

A FRONT to back lounge, measuring 25’ deep by 12’ wide, gives a double aspect to the living quarters at 8, Limetrees Road East in Cork’s Douglas suburb.

ONLY the developer has gone the extra mile in the nicheOakwood Manor development — everything else is a short walk from Kenmare’s core, in a town reckoned to be one of the world’s top 10 retirement spots.

LONG arms and deep pockets saw Ballintaggart Stud in Colbinstown, Co Kildare, sell for more than €13 million to property magnate Paul Newman.

THE location is so hot the fact this house has internal fire damage still isn’t dissuading viewers and bidders.

Tommy Barker says Cork houses have broken the million mark by the dozen in 2005.

CLOSE enough to Cork’s St Fin Barre’s Cathedral to hear the choirs, the former Verger’s House is going for something a bit more than a song.

THE letting and in some cases the possible sale of some 14 vacant Dairygold-owned properties in Cork, Limerick and Tipperary was announced yesterday.

AUCTIONEERS don’t normally describe the property they are charged with selling as a hole - but that is exactly what Peter Cave of Hamilton Osborne King has up for sale.

THE GLASHABOY river rises in the foothills of the Nagle Mountains and makes it’s way south to Glanmire via Sallybrook, the aptly named townland.

THE designers involved in creating the masterplan for the redevelopment of Croke Park have now been charged with helping the FAI and IRFU realise the dream of a new Lansdowne Road.

Barclays has signalled the end of more than 300 years of banking history by starting to move out of its City of London headquarters, it emerged today.

CARNELLY HOUSE in Co Clare has been sold this week for a price close to €3 million after less than three months on the property market.

SITES for new shops are being assembled quietly on and off Grand Parade in Cork.

WHILE there are just three houses in Hayfield left to sell, the first of the resales has just come up with Mark Kelly of Hamilton Osborne King.

IT’S easy to see from this aerial photograph why the experts call this a brownfield site. The central swirl of bulldozed earth is 90 acres of land in the centre of Ballincollig - soon to become Cork’s 21st century town.

TWO years' work, renovations and extension, and three happy years residence since, have gone into Vondel, a detached home on the Blackrock Road in Cork.

THIS estate of three-year-old houses in Glounthaune is not, as the name suggests, next to the harbour, but rather towers over it.

WHEN the boom hits your eyes like a big pizza pie, then houses like ‘Napoli’ are king. Small, unprepossessing and, frankly, a little rundown, it haza de potential, as one might say.

SECOND- HAND house prices in Dublin have risen by a staggering 166% over the past six years, with the average house in the city costing €370,000.

BUYERS at the very top end of the property market appear bullish about values — they are snapping up €1 million-plus properties about Munster.

SOUTH Anne Street is to become the Bond Street of Dublin, with an array of designer retail outlets that will capitalise on its pivotal location between Dawson Street and Grafton Street.

ALTHOUGH it’s been on the market for a couple of weeks now, there is still continuing interest in Arboretum, a detached bungalow off Cork’s Model Farm road.

WITH one development starting, and one going into the finishing phase, house buyers at both ends of the spectrum have product to select from in seaside Kinsale.

By Tommy Barker