FOR those looking for a west Cork retreat, here’s one that is fully formed, fully proven and professionally approved.

Rose Martin finds a cottage near Skibbereen on market for €165,000

WHOEVER buys this detached house at Inchera, Leap, will strip out the fixtures and fittings.

PERFECT for ponies and yet this smashing house on the Baltimore Road is only a half mile from the west Cork town of Skibbereen.

HERE’S one for the dreamers. A low entry level price, lush Helen Dillon-esque gardens and a location five minutes from Ballyrisode Beach in Schull.