The owners of Bantry House have said they have staved off the prospect of having to auction some of its contents although the search is continuing for a longer-term solution.

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’.

Denise Hall reveals Bantry’s 215 years old link to the Atlantic Challenge