Tommy Barker visits a city outlier and townland that was recently a rural idyll, but now is an accessible and sought-after suburban stretch.

REPLACING a former cottage on its site, this Ballyorban, Monkstown Cork home is a bit of a surprise — it’s bigger and better than you’d ever imagine from passing by.

Horsey homstead property should have wide appeal, with stables and paddocked acres, Tommy Barker reports

THE BIG freeze may have given way to torrential rain but the country’s drinking water supply is still under threat due to burst mains pipes and over-usage during the cold spell.

Flooding, ice and a drinking water outage caused chaos across Cork city and county today.

SET out at the far, suburban-end of the Boreenmanna Road, in Cork city, is Corvalley Court – with the rugby playing pitches of Cork Constitution behind, and the GAA pitch at Pairc Uí Rinn (Christy Ring) almost alongside.

PLANS to move Cork Constitution Rugby Club to a new site in Douglas last night appeared to have fallen through, but talks are under way to upgrade its existing facilities.

EFFORTS to secure the rezoning of one of Cork’s great rugby grounds for development have kicked off.

A ROHFAB bungalow at Ballyorban, Monkstown is already under offer at €470,000 and that bid is probably based on site value only.

WILL Irish rugby hopes for the 2011 World Cup hinge on new training facilities like this one, ear-marked for Cork Constitution?

DEVELOPER Owen O’Callaghan is the closest of rival bidders to acquiring Cork Constitution’s grounds.

Cork Constitution have decided to proceed with the sale of their ground at Temple Hill.

THE name Klondyke is probably appropriate for this four-bed detached Cork home - it is on a “golden mile” rural stretch in an area between Douglas, Monkstown and Carrigaline.