The All-Ireland minor A and B camogie finals are down for decision today, while the National League Division 2 decider is tomorrow.

Tommy Barker admires a solid, century-old West Cork farm house which has been updated, and even includes a sauna.

UL claimed their third Ashbourne Cup title in a row at Mallow last night, but only after a hard-fought three-point victory over arch rivals UCC.

Even small spots like Rossnagoose, on the edge of Skibbereen in West Cork by Abbeystrewery, can look out on wider global horizons than their elevated physical setting might normally allow.

The L-shaped Stone House has been tastefully nestled in Rossbrin cove since 2000, says Tommy Barker

Maritime-themed Radharc is ship-shape and is sure to attract attention from sailors and landlubbers alike, writes Tommy Barker

The up-market Peninsula House, at Lisheen outside of Skibbereen, is an unusual mix, says Tommy Barker.

Cork were singing in the rain at the Coralstown Kinnegad grounds, producing a power-packed second-half performance to win the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues Division 2 title for a fifth time.

Tommy Barker looks forward to the new RTÉ TV series telling the stories of people trying to purchase a home.

The rounded inspiration for this unusual home came from the nearby presence of a medieval ringfort near Clonakility, writes Tommy Barker.

Tommy Barker on an architect-designed courtyard home on the outskirts of a booming tourist hotspot.

A British peer and former 10 Downing St adviser to Gordon Brown, Wilf Stevenson, has just bought the West Cork home of former AIB chief executive David Duffy, Glebe House, for close to €2.5m.

The Lake House near Toormore in West Cork is a gem finished to highest standards, combining taste and practicality, writes Tommy Barker.

ONE of the most studied — and special — marine environments is on the doorstep of this West Cork home called Lough Hyne, Cottage on 2.5 acres. 

This distinctive property near Kinsale has plenty of potential for prospective buyers, writes Tommy Barker.

This distinctive property near Kinsale has plenty of potential for prospective buyers, writes Tommy Barker.

Juggling day-to-day professional jobs back in Cork city, and now with young children, means the owners of this Union Hall home have had to move closer to the big smoke, so they’ve decided to re-offer up this upgraded farmhouse to a much-improved market.

THERE are glimpses of the sea and beaches out at Inchydoney island from this modern-build,called Island View, tucked away out of storms’ way at a back road beyond one of the island’s causeway approaches, at Garranagoleen.

Tommy Barker says Castletownsend’s Tot’s Cottage has something different going on behind its facade.

The 84-acre Fairy Valley has two modern houses, farm land, ponds and Dunmanus Bay views, says Tommy Barker.

Tommy Barker on a stand-out example of laid-back 21st century living pleasures off the beaten track.

There’s an arc of shelving, shingle beach just beyond a small, scenic Sheeps Head holding of land for sale near West Cork’s Ahakista, a remote peninsula spot put on the map by the holiday presence of Graham Norton.

A gem of an extended house in an extraordinary coastal setting is set to make a splash both here and abroad, says Tommy Barker.

Our family were probably the first tourists in Baltimore,” quips Stuart Musgrave, as he prepares to sell his family’s current base on Cove Road in this appealing West Cork village, known far and wide, and over the seas, for its tourism, sailing, ferries and fishing.

<B>Tommy Barker </b>says you can really get away from it all in splendorous isolation overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

This year was the year of the Big Ask, but of a lot less delivery, in the multi-million euro house sale league.

Tooreen, Skibbereen, West Cork  €270,000

Green Property’s Stephen Vernon has swooped on one of West Cork’s loveliest spots, he tells Tommy Barker.

An old, stone wall which was part of the original Castlefreke estate of Lord Carbery bounds Cloonbeg, a four-bed home which is for sale in West Cork’s Rathbarry village.

Union Hall, West Cork €795,000

Ahakista, West Cork €1.2 million-plus

Size: Sq m 121 (1,300 sq ft)

Carrying the same sort of guide price as Tony O’Reilly’s nearby summer home — Shorecliff, on six acres — the modern Marine Hotel complex in Glandore is just new to market, compete with 17 holiday units.

GET the point? It might cost you a bit, but West Cork’s €1.5m Drishane Point is a sort of place apart, while also anchored to a Special Area of Conservation, near famed marine lake Lough Hyne.

Union Hall, Cork €260,000

A bunch of houses and apartments are on offer in this trendy West Cork village Tommy Barker reports

Farranlea Road, Cork €200,000

Tranquil Cluain Áilinn, complete with pontoon and privacy, will be a stretch for most, writes Tommy Barker

FIVE Munster bank branches are being offered individually for sale, in counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick, with AIB likely to receive around €700,000 in total from the sales.

The former TV3 guru, Ben Frow, is selling his Durrus home, now that he’s moved to Channel 5. Tommy Barker reports