Confirmation of last week’s Commercial Property exclusive story about 500 jobs coming to Cork in a major FDI investment came this Monday with Tyco publicly named as the new arrival, or returnee.

Overseas buyers are confidently once again snapping up country homes.

An Irishman based in London has picked up the former Kinsale home of Howard Holdings director Greg Coughlan for €3m — half what it cost to develop.

HOME is the sailor, home from the sea — and 5 Ard Cuan in Kinsale’s Ardbrack Heights is no bad spot to drop anchor at.

Owners of harbour-view dormer on 4.85 acres did it all, bar flatten the original and build again from scratch, writes Tommy Barker.

Despite a guide of €2.25m, this trophy property in Kinsale is well-placed to draw international interest, Tommy Barker reports

The tide sure has turned since Knockane last graced these pages.

This summer sees a selection of coastal buys and builds of the country’s boom period up for sale, at a fraction of peak values.

CORK’S city manager has withdrawn an offer to troubled building firm Howard Holdings to invest over €8 million of public money in the development of a conference centre.

A CITY centre site for a €50 million events centre is being proposed to Cork City Council by developer Owen O’Callaghan.

APPARENTLY cleared out and largely empty, the Kinsale family home of Howard Holdings’ developer Greg Coughlan was built with the same driven sense of vision and purpose as his company’s €100 million City Quarter scheme in Cork city centre.

WHEN the going gets tough, the really tough go ...shopping?

AFTER what is probably the most expensive new approach driveway in Ireland, the c €15 million-plus railway bridge serving just four or five homes, you might expect house prices at Bellvue Villas to rise as well. Wrong.

KEY personnel departures and project divisions are taking place at Howard Holdings, one of the country’s most aggressive development firms during the Celtic Tiger years.

PLANNERS in Cork have moved to change the city development plan to limit to 10 the number of soaring landmark buildings over 10 storeys in the city.

CORK has beaten Limerick in the race to provide a multi-million euro events centre for Munster.

CORK CITY COUNCIL voted after an hour of secret talks last night to plough over €8 million of public money into Howard Holdings’ plans to build a €33 million conference centre in the docklands.

DEVELOPERS Howard Holdings have paid over €30 million for part of the former Mitsui Denman plant site in Cork harbour.

A MASSIVE piece of public art was unveiled in Cork’s docklands last night.

A €100 MILLION riverside development was officially opened in Cork last night signalling the start of the multi-billion euro renewal of the city’s docks.

PROPERTY developers Howard Holdings, who have over €700 million under development, are the third quarter winners of the Cork Business of the Year Award 2004.