Renovated victorian property has great sea views, reports Trish Dromey.

Six years ago, estate agent Stephen Clarke put the restored lodge of the 17th century Monkstown Castle above Cork harbour, up for sale.

Tommy Barker says this home at Alta Terrace overlooking Monkstown’s marina oozes with period charm.

British retailer WH Smith has not ruled out further expansion in the Irish market after seeing profits in its travel division rise by 10% in its latest financial year.

A location within a short walk to Cork city centre has driven swift interest and bids to 4 Capwell Road, at the start of the Douglas Road near lots of services.

A coroner has issued a safety warning to scuba divers following a double drowning tragedy off the Irish coast last summer.

A 73-year-old former soldier has appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with the attempted murder of a man with learning difficulties over 40 years ago.

Homes around Cork’s Ballinlough suburb have made a strong price recovery in the past several years.

There’s huge character, as well as internal and external appeal, to the apartments at Bridge House in the very heart of Cork city. 

A slice of real Cork history comes with 19 Red Abbey Square, a period end-terrace home in one of Cork city’s oldest settings, next door to a ruined 14th century Augustinian abbey tower.

The popularity of Alex Ferguson’s autobiography as a Christmas stocking filler was not enough to prevent a sales slide at WH Smith’s high street stores, the group said today.

Size: Sq m: 154 (1,665 sq ft)

We view a selection of starter homes from around the country

Capel View in Youghal has been upgraded in recent years, and the three-storey property has its own wine cellar, reports Trish Dromey.

Rochestown Road, Cork €550,000

MAYFIELD, CORK €275,000

KILFINNANE AND CASTLE OLIVER LOOP

DOUGLAS, CORK €165,000

Telegraph Avenue

Rose Martin reports on an end-of-terrace three-bedroom property close to city centre

We scan a selection of trading up homes around the country.

Down 1-17 Kerry 1-18

The interior of Monkstown Demesne has been turned around and given a new look, writes Tommy Barker.

DOWN to just under €240,000, this four-bed end-of-terrace house at 87 Eagle Valley, Wilton, Cork (pictured) is ready to go for new owners. The vendors have moved out and selling agent Brendan Bowe of Bowe Property says they’re keen to sell, so he’s open to offers.

Tommy Barker discovers a logical flow to the layout of this carefully designed house.

IT’S a big, new house on a half acre site in one of Cork’s best-kept-secret addresses – so that gives no 3 Tower Hill at Kilcoolishal a head start in a competitive market.

Antrim 4-22 Down 1-12

Tommy Barker visits Glencourt, a century-old harbour-side home.

AUCTIONEER Stephen Clarke is bidding fair to be ‘Demesne Man,’ aka the main man, in house sales in Monkstown’s wooded demesne.

STEEPED in the past, but contemporary in just about every other way is the Coach House, in the historic shadow of Monkstown Castle.

Tributes have been paid to Irish man Andrew Grene who died in the Haiti earthquake.

MARKET wisdom, and the recent clear evidence, is that the few house sales that are trundling on are dominated by the lower end price-wise and driven in the main by first time buyers. A few cannier investors looking to add value to cheaper properties are also in the mix.

GOOD design speaks for itself, and in Fox Wood it speaks in hushed tones: its initial modesty gives way to a growing appreciation.

Antrim 3-20 Down 4-15, Casement Park

Rose Martin visits a former post office, given the Swedish treatment

A GOOD, solid house in a superb location, St Bernard’s at 51 Magazine Road, Cork, is on the market at €450,000, not as you’d expect from the name, €449,999.

Westmeath 4-10 Down 4-18

Antrim 3-19 Down 2-15

Down 1-11 Carlow 0-14, Ballycran

Offaly 4-13 Down 2-12