Person: Mark Gosling

Behan Irwin & Gosling acquires Downing Commercial

Behan Irwin & Gosling has announced its acquisition of Downing Commercial Chartered Surveyors.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2016

South-facing location and lots of glazing make this a well-lit home in Montenotte

When last offered for sale, No 2 Springfort had a €750k guide. It’s now guided at €445,000 and is well worth viewing.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

Trading up: Ballyvolane, Cork €275,000

Mature but modernised, No 25 Cahergal Avenue in Ballyvolane has been extensively renovated by current owners.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

Starter home: Waggett’s Lane, Cork city €120,000

Guiding at €120,000, this one bed mid-terraced house at Waggett’s Lane near Pope’s Quay in Cork city, is affordable enough to interest first-time buyers and investors.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016

This unusual build in Rochestown has lots of appeal for €675,000

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

1930s home a stone's throw from UCC

Tommy Barker says live near city for €350k.    

Sat, 18 Jun, 2016

Starter home: Derrynane Road, Cork €230,000

THIS Cork suburban home isn’t going to be on the market for very long: be very sure of that.

Sat, 28 May, 2016

Cork city home transformed from dark and traditional to stylish and interesting by artist and builder

Trish Dromey visits an artist’s and a builder’s home makeover close to Cork city centre.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Starter home: Glasheen Road, Cork €150,000

Small but stylish and modern city pad is expected to sell fast.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

This Blarney home is perfect for first-time buyers

Tommy Barker says this Tower, Blarney home is already attracting offers.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Trading up: Blackrock Road, Cork: €385,000

Much of the best of the old was kept when the new broom came in for an energy efficiency upgrade at Cork’s 42 Marina Park a few years ago. 

Sat, 12 Sep, 2015

Demand high for hill-top home in Rochestown

Tommy Barker says potential buyers need to join the queue for this top-class Rochestown semi-d.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2015

Starter home: Frankfield, Cork €240,000

When first built, No 14 Ardfield View was a showhouse for this Fleming Construction development, and now that’s best recalled by the site it came with, and the amount of landscaping that has gone into it.

Sat, 29 Aug, 2015

Hard work already done in Glanmire cottage

As Tommy Barker discovers, from humble beginnings, a one-time modest hillside cottage above Glanmire is now something way more spectacular.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2015

Desirable detached home in Montenotte, Cork

Detached houses never come on the market here. That’s according to auctioneer Mark Gosling of Behan, Irwin & Gosling, who has just listed 7 Springfort, in Cork’s Montenotte with an asking price of 395,000.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2015

Ovals offers touch of style and space in Rochestown Road area

Set in a small, well-maintained scheme, this ideal family home has lots to offer, says Tommy Barker.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2015

Starter home: Ballincollig, Cork €170,000

The address is Newgrange, but the only thing subterranean about No 14 is its basement level car-park.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2015

Starter home: Turner’s Cross, €85,000

Sat, 14 Mar, 2015

Starter home: Mount Oval, Cork €295,000

A well-kept three-bed home, with a very long and tiered back garden at 69 Ard Keale in Cork’s Rochestown is going to appeal in particular to first-time buyers. 

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

Kinsale home a shoe-in

This detached home boasts an impressive walk-in wardrobe and gym as part of its attraction.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2014

Quiet setting will add to appeal

Pouladuff, Cork City €170,000

Sat, 15 Nov, 2014

Rapid rise in fortunes at city pad: Friars Walk, Cork, €180,000

Sq m 67 (725 sq ft)

Sat, 20 Sep, 2014

Modern take on living over the shop in Cork’s Sunday’s Well

The former Village Inn has a retail premises, apartment and roof garden.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2014

Overhaul means well-located city pad is as good as new

Dillons Cross home has been renovated to a high standard, and comes

Sat, 09 Aug, 2014

Lee Road, Cork €120,000

Size: 61 sq m (650 sq ft)

Sat, 09 Aug, 2014

Starter homes: Kinsale, Cork €190,000

Sq m 78 (835 sq ft)

Sat, 19 Jul, 2014

Property rises from ashes

Location: Cork City, €139,000

Sat, 12 Jul, 2014

A three-bed with a sunny outlook

Number 25, Alden, is an unusual offering in that it’s a three-bed, detached house with a roomy extension to boot, says Tommy Barker

Sat, 17 May, 2014

Starter homes: Dillons Cross, Cork €100,000

Size: 83 sq m (900 sq ft)

Sat, 19 Apr, 2014

Starter homes: Rochestown, Cork €350,000

Size: Sq m 140 (1,500 sq ft)

Sun, 02 Mar, 2014

House of the week: Cork City, €170,000

Size: Sq m 71 (770 sq ft)

Sat, 23 Nov, 2013

Trading up: Bishopstown, Cork

€400,000

Sat, 19 Oct, 2013

Well kept home with perfect garden

There’s plenty to admire in this three-bed Silversprings bungalow, Tommy Barker reports

Sat, 14 Sep, 2013

Space, view and garden could make this home your number one

Well-situated property impresses on many fronts, says Tommy Barker

Sat, 27 Jul, 2013

South View could be right for you and with a price to match

Tommy Barker uncovers a property with a great, close-to-city setting on Ballinlough Road

Sat, 08 Jun, 2013

A modern take on a classic

Aloft and aloof, this polished gem sparkles atop the city with charming features and a cracking location, finds Tommy Barker

Sat, 25 May, 2013

A little love and attention needed

A low guide price reflects the fact that this house is an unfinished project, Tommy Barker reports

Sat, 16 Feb, 2013

Barracka’s Pentagon

A house of many sides, literally, Tommy Barker enthuses about this unique, south city dote

Sat, 26 Jan, 2013

Starter Homes

MODEL FARM ROAD, CORK €195,000

Sat, 05 Jan, 2013

House of the week

The owner of No 70, Maryville may have a bit of a quandry: stay put in her all-done up Ballintemple home and listen — for free — to Bruce Springsteen’s summer 2013 Cork gig in Páirc Uí Chaoimh just 200 yards away, or sell up, and splash some of the sale proceeds on a couple of the Boss’s tickets?

Sat, 08 Dec, 2012