With its dazzling views of Cork harbour, Tommy Barker says Moonrock has a fine array of features sure to impress

BUILT only a few years ago, and well-conceived and delivered, is this architect-designed west Waterford rural home.

A BIG, upgraded house, in a strong residential location, matched with a price drop and pitching in to a locality where a few big sales have been secured – that’s the background to Glen House’s 2010 sale hopes.

THANKS to a couple of rear ground floor extensions, the semi-detached house Clondoyle now has a handy 1,400 sq ft of space – but the fact there are still only three bedrooms should keep its eventual purchase price fairly reasonable for its next occupants.

THE days of the ‘free gaff’ are over — at least for parents who buy into Mitchell’s Court in Kerry Pike, Co Cork.

WHILE it’s not Abingdon, the exclusive Dublin estate, Woodborough, in the little village of Tower, Co Cork is another gated scheme.

Tommy Barker says location is the reason why you can call a newly-built home of 3,800 sq ft and with a €1.6 million-plus price guide, modest.

When planning a new bathroom or revamping an old one, choosing a suite can be a daunting challenge. Space is at a premium and having established the workload of the bathroom you may be forced to consider what you can’t have as surely as what you can. Suites are generally the best buy, but highly individual sinks and baths have developed a whole new single life of their own.

CARAGH Lake in Kerry has an almost magical charm [[[[ [[[[—]]]] ]]]] and the spell has sprinkled gold dust on some of the most expensive and exclusive homes in the county.