One of Cork’s best-kept period harbour homes has a rich past and a bright future, says Tommy Barker.

THE burning of a car belonging to a woman, who was once the key witness in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation, may prompt her to leave her West Cork home sooner than planned.

MARIE FARRELL, the crucial witness who withdrew her statements in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case, exposed her teenage son to a criminal prosecution by assuring him he was insured to drive, a court heard yesterday.

“THIS house isn’t going anywhere,” says estate agent Brendan Deasy — and he means in physical terms, not in market movement and reaction.