Town planning firm Coakley O’Neill argues that simplifying the planning process to build more homes is not the same as fast-tracking prjects. Pádraig Hoare talks to the firm’s Aiden O’Neill

When Peggy Harding was 13, she knitted two identical chocolate brown Aran cardigans for the First Communion of her twin brothers.

A multi-million euro private medical investment at Cork’s historic Lotamore House has just come to completion, after an 18-month-plus gestation.

Tommy Barker visits a charming city home that has just come on to the market on elevated Lover’s Walk.

Tommy Barker discovers a house that is now bare and basic, is primed to be filled once more with family life.

TAKING the long view on sales, in more ways than one, is new homes specialist Lawrence Sweeney of Cork’s Savills office.

Cargo handling at the Port of Cork grew by nearly a million tonnes last year and oil traffic rose 20% as the economy began to pick up and business returned to levels last seen before the economic crash.

Ever in advance of Port of Cork’s move from sites in Tivoli and Cork city’s docks, the first handful of changes are starting to take place on Cork city’s eastern fringes, either side of the landmark Silversprings hotel - an entity which changed hands itself last December as part of the €455 million Dalata Hotel Group takeover of the Moran-Bewley hotels chain.

This quirky unit combines the benefits of a detached house and a modern apartment, it also has a patio and garden access, says Trish Dromey.

Tivoli’s Cahernane is set where Cork’s monied classes colonised a sunny hillside, writes Tommy Barker.

Select new house developments are just underway in Cork city in locations like Church Road, Blackrock, and Feirm Bawn in Wilton, each for a handful of new homes - but there’s also sites for one-offs, if you know where to look.

Apartment market shows signs of price recovery, says Tommy Barker.

THERE’S a whopping amount of house at No 2, Bellevue Villas — and a price reduction as it goes up for auction means many would-be buyers will have enough to furnish it in an appropriate manner too. 

The young man who called off his anti water charges hunger strike last night has pledged to devote his energy to fighting the tax in an organised manner.

Sq m 700 (7,500 sq ft)

Those first trips down — ‘82 and ‘85 — I travelled without pressure. No big calls to make. That was the oul fella. Or maybe the uncle, if he’d landed first from Dublin. Go by Limerick and the cursing wouldn’t start until Charleville.

A total of €1.7 million was transacted in just 30 minutes this week at the latest Resolve auction.

THOUGH she’s working at top gear, sometimes seven days a week, there is no other job TV presenter Glenda Gilson would rather do.

An extension of the deep water container terminal in Ringaskiddy is “vital” for the southern region’s future economic wellbeing.

With large suburban gardens and site potential, this Cork property has options aplenty, writes Tommy Barker

The Port of Cork intends to submit a new application for planning by September to develop a multi-purpose berth in Ringaskiddy.

FOUR Cork businessmen have had judgment orders totalling more than €236 million entered against them to date in favour of three banks arising mainly from unpaid property loans.

FOUR businessmen have consented before the Commercial Court to some €63 million summary judgment orders against them over unpaid loans.

A SERIES of new and separate claims by various banks seeking judgment orders for more than €150 million over unpaid loans, the vast majority property related, came before the Commercial Court yesterday.

THE Port of Cork suffered a decrease in traffic across the board last year.

THE Port of Cork will unveil the final plans today for its massive €160 million container facility planned for Ringaskiddy.

Tommy Barker views a 1930s house that was built in a former orchard.

GEORGEENA and Beyond Tivoli are two high profile absentees from the Hotel Minella Oaks, while 33-1 shot Murty’s Destiny misses the Boylesports Derby at Clonmel this morning.

HARRY Potter watch out.

AND they’re off. The first new homes launch of 2005 around Cork city is a batch of just under 100 homes at Ashmount Court, Silversprings.

Connect Global Solutions (Connect) has been awarded the IBM software business partner of the year award at a Business Partner event held at the Herbert Park Hotel, Dublin.

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