What with better diet, and generally increased prosperity, today’s young citizens are typically half a head higher (or even a foot taller) than their preceding, parental generation.

Laurie O’Flynn discovers an East Cork gem overlooking Ballycotton Bay and Garryvoe.

FLAVOURS of the cost-conscious moment are grow-your-own and allotment gardening — and this affordable country home at Ballydonaghmore, Dungourney, in east Cork, fits the bill with its half-acre of carefully tended ground.

THE investment sector of the market is strong at present in Kinsale, and that’s why there is strong interest in 56, Barrack Street in the town, says Patricia O’Regan of Sheehy Brothers.