Tommy Barker ‘leafs’ no stone unturned in his praise of this eco-framed timber beauty at glorious Glengarriff Woods.

Munster’s property market has kicked off the new year with an €18m apartment complex sale in Cork City, bought by UCC, along with a €1.35m coastal house sale in West Cork.

THE sign on road heading into Bantry could be read as one offering reassurance. As the tarmac undergoes resurfacing, the cardboard sign declares ‘Bantry House, business as usual’.