THIS house at 20 Maryborough Court in Cork ticks a lot of boxes. First off, it’s detached, has four bedrooms, is five minutes from Douglas village, has good front parking and has a great, walled-in south-facing back garden.

ESTATE Agent John Gaffney is turning his back on this million euro house sale - but only for a few weeks.

VERONA Cottage is the Romeo and Juliet name given to a nearly-new, three-bedroom bungalow at Coolowen, Blarney, in Co Cork.