Tommy Barker finds a superbly finished four bedroomed family home high up on Cork’s Airport Hill.

Green fields are just over the back/side wall of 168 Curragh Woods in Cork’s Frankfield suburb: it’s right at the current development boundary, on these suburban hills south of the city, stretching up towards Cork’s Airport Hill by Ballycurreen.

PEOPLE looking for a new car quickly get used to calling to lots of garage forecourts.

Tommy Barker says this already extended property, Alderbrook, is ready for take-off.

A Cork construction dynasty has been rocked by two court petitions, writes Property Editor Tommy Barker

Check out this mid-terraced townhouse in a small development, Ballybrack Heights Tommy Barker reports

Cork builder John Deane tells Tommy Barker why he is still building new houses

Every year I look forward to the wonderful display of daffodils that bloom along the road from Cork Airport down Airport Hill to the Bull McCabe’s.

This watercolour by Cork writer Daniel Corkery and a Michael Collins commemorative plate are among the lots at Cork Auction Rooms tomorrow.

The council has finished treating a fuel spillage in Cork city this morning.

The council is dealing with two seperate fuel spills in Cork city this morning.

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

We scan a selection of trading up homes around the country

LOCALS were entirely oblivious to the tragedy that unfolded at Cork Airport until they heard blaring sirens racing up Airport Hill.

THERE’S rooms aplenty at the five-bed family home 21, The Gates.

BEDS to the left, bright living areas to the right, and the city down the hill: that’s Anningdale, in a nutshell.

BIG. The family home, Faoi Rún, on a hill fringing Cork city, at Lehenaghmore, is a 4,900 sq ft house, with up to seven bedrooms, and a price of €650,000 with selling agent, Denis A Barrett.

PART of a site which netted e27 million for an old folks charity three years ago is now to be off-loaded — most likely at a significant loss, by Edward Holdings’ developer Gerry Barrett, owner of Galway’s G Hotel.

SSSH, don’t tell the kids, but this family home has a hidden U-value. Or, a very special ewe-value at the very least.

IT may be one of largest charitable bequests in Ireland’s history - a €20m bequest from an 84-year-old bachelor.

SIT down, take a deep breath, and repeat, ‘€47,000 per acre, €47,000 per acre.’