Person: Martin Kelleher

Upgraded home perfect for those wishing to downsize

Convent Terrace in Clonakilty has been cleverly redesigned and has an improved energy rating, writes Trish Dromey.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2019

Gas works can’t foil a Listowel win 25 years in the pipeline

Dawn raids and doggedness lifted Listowel to the top of this year’s Tidy Towns competition after 25 years of trying.

Tue, 25 Sep, 2018

VIDEO: €250k raised for three charities at Musgrave 2018 Triathlon

The 2018 Musgrave Triathlon has raised an astonishing €250,000 for three extremely worthy causes.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2018

SuperValu aids vegetable growers hit by costly heat wave

Farmers and the government have praised SuperValu for putting financial supports in place for growers of their vegetables, to offset their increased heat wave costs.

Thu, 02 Aug, 2018

SuperValu announce 210 new jobs after posting record sales

SuperValu is to open three new stores and create 210 jobs this year.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018

Luxurious living in a rural west Cork setting

West Cork home blends old and new, a traditional cottage with modern two-storey add-ons, says Tommy Barker.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2017

Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2017 has been revealed

It has beaten 870 towns and villages throughout the country that entered this year's SuperValu National TidyTowns competition.

Mon, 25 Sep, 2017

Páirc Uí Chaoimh will be ‘economic as well as sporting’ asset to Munster

The redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh will not only be a huge resource to the city’s sporting life, but also to business and the Cork economy , according to business figures in the region.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2017

Trading Up: Rathbarry, West Cork - €250,000

SET off a little travelled series of backroads and junction known as Hayes Cross, just south of the main N71 between Clonakilty and Rosscarbery, Blue Crow House is a traditional, stone-built two-storey farmhouse, which has been home to artists from Holland who came here almost 20 years ago.

Sat, 05 Aug, 2017

Head and tails a waterfront Clon wonder

Tommy Barker on five high-spec newly launched apartments in award-winning West Cork scheme

Sat, 08 Jul, 2017

Trading up: Courtmacsherry, Cork, €420,000

You’ll never go hungry at Beach View, in scenic Courtmacsherry.

Sat, 29 Apr, 2017

Soaring demand for spring lamb

Ray Ryan reports on increasing demand for Irish spring lamb, with the latest Bord Bia analysis showing overseas interest is growing steadily.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

SuperValu expects to sell €17m of lamb

SuperValu expects to sell €17m worth of Irish spring lamb this year, the equivalent of 225,000 lambs.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2017

Starter home: Clonakilty, Co Cork, €159,000

Trish Dromey reports on an ideal home for first-timers in Clonakilty.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Centra plans to open 20 new stores as sales rise

Centra — the stores chains supplied by Musgrave — which will spend €20m this year as part of an investment to open 20 new stores, said it posted a 3% increase in sales to €1.59bn in 2016.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Starter Home: Clonakilty, Cork €195,000

Built in 2009, this stylish apartment has modern décor and is in a great location, with plans for a craft distillery, too, writes Trish Dromey.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Trading up: Clonakilty, Cork €425,000

Because it’s close to a nearby beach and has a huge garden for laying in, this Clonakilty property could prove a big hit with the children of a trading-up family.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2016

Budget 2017: Confidence growing in Clonakilty

Business owners in Clonakilty say the town is recovering nicely but they want their town council back, writes Noel Baker

Wed, 12 Oct, 2016

Tidy Towns 2016: Skerries this year’s tidiest town with Munster close to clean sweep

The seaside location topped the poll of some 859 entries around Ireland to be crowned winner of the annual Tidy Towns contest. It also won the prize for Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2016

Spirits high as Clonakilty apartment development hits the market

Built to an exceptional standard in 2009 in Clonakilty’s Waterfront development, apartment 3 in the niche residential block in the top tourism town has had a further high-end makeover and refit in time for its refloating for sale.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016

Starter home: Baliinglanna, Clonakilty €199,000

This bungalow in a holiday-home development could also prove to become a viable long-term home, writes Tommy Barker.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Trading up: Clonakilty, Co Cork €325,000

As a family home this detached dormer property at Templebryan South near Clonakilty has lots to offer including attractive gardens which include a hand, detached Shomera office.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Food Academy firms’ sales to hit €25m in 2016

Retail sales of companies supported by the Food Academy programme are expected to top €25m in 2016, it was announced yesterday.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2016

Starter home: Clonakilty, Co Cork €185,000

Trish Dromey on a rare to market home which is ideal for first-timers.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Business leaders laud ‘rising tide’ of vulnerable economy

Some of the country’s most prominent business leaders have warned against squandering the country’s vulnerable economic recovery in the general election.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Centra reveals growth in sales as it announces 16 new store openings this year

Centra has recorded sales of €1.54bn in 2015 and revealed expansion plans leading to 16 new stores this year.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Stationed somewhere special in Clonakilty, West Cork

The sandstone-faced Victorian rail station which served Clonakilty rolls to market, says Tommy Barker.   

Sat, 09 Jan, 2016

Musgrave Group-owned SuperValu strengthens market lead according to Kantar Worldpanel

The Musgrave Group-owned SuperValu chain has strengthened its position in the supermarket sector, new figures show.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015

The challenge of picking the right Christmas tree for your home

Kya deLongchamps lifts the lid on the people behind that simple stalwart of our winter feast, those who grown the crop that becomes the focal point of festivities.

Sat, 28 Nov, 2015

Grocery retailer to insure shoppers

Grocery retailer SuperValu has entered the insurance market, offering its customers discounted car and home insurance rates.

Wed, 07 Oct, 2015

PICS: Tidy Towns 2015: Late bloomer Letterkenny is takes crown

It took more than a half- century of whole-hearted commitment but finally Letterkenny has won the title of the country’s Tidiest Town.

Tue, 29 Sep, 2015

Trading up: Clonakilty, West Cork, €395,000

If there’s a straw in the wind, or a clump of grassy divot in the road around this home called Seascape, it’s because there’s sporting heritage as well as beauty in the verdant ditches and road around this West Cork coastal home.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2015

First for Irish corn on cob

Vegetable grower Rowland Newenham is to supply 50,000 Irish-grown corn on the cobs to SuperValu.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

Distillery could make a splash

Might the “water of life”, a new whiskey and spirits distillery and tourism attraction, be a new presence in the West Cork town of Clonakilty’s Waterfront development?

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

Budget to make new staff hires easier

The agriculture and food minister said he expects October’s budget to include new taxation measures which will make it easier for sole traders and small businesses to hire new staff.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

SuperValu tops Tesco in grocery wars

SuperValu has replaced Tesco at the top of the Irish supermarket food chain, with 18 months of consecutive growth in customer numbers helping it surpass the British retail giant at the top of the pile.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2015

Superquinn factor boosts SuperValu sales 23%

SuperValu has reported a near 23% increase in annual retail sales to €2.58bn for 2014, aided by a first year’s contribution from the 24 former Superquinn stores which the Musgrave-owned business inherited early last year.

Tue, 24 Feb, 2015

Design comes out of the box in West Cork home

There are both stark and Starck reminders, of very different times, at this one-off West Cork home on the verdant banks of the Argideen River.

Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

Green shoots for food suppliers

Consumers are likely to have spent up to €4bn by the time the country’s shops close for Christmas in two days. That will represent a 2% increase on last year. Food purchases will form a large part of that expenditure.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Musgrave Group to create 80 jobs in €8.2m expansion

Wholesale and retail chain Musgrave is to create 80 jobs as part of a multi-million euro expansion of its Fonthill depot on the outskirts of Dublin city. 

Wed, 17 Dec, 2014

€8.2m Musgrave expansion to create 80 jobs

A total of 80 new jobs are to be created as a result of an €8.2m investment at the Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland depot in Fonthill, Dublin, the company has announced.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2014