There are almost 20 large, detached one-off homes done to a variety of architectural styles and big, blowsy budgets, at the Ard Chuain development, which takes its name from the height it’s set at above Passage West, spanning expanses of Cork harbour.

A pony, purchased for €67,000 by parents for their teenage daughter to take part in showjumping competitions, refused to jump and was not safe, it was claimed in the High Court.

A trio of properties being offered for liquidators in Cork include two land parcels, one in Cork harbour’s Passage West for house building the other in Glanmire, for warehousing, along with a Wilton office/retail building totalling 11,000 sq ft.

ESTATE agents’ brochures invariably highlight the positives — but is a healthy 90-minute walk really going to sell a house? Or, is it telling us something about the way in which people may commute from their energy-saving homes in the future?