With some of the very finest sea views in Kinsale and a generous site this cottage needs to be seen to be appreciated, says Helen Kelleher

Helen Kelleher has a look at a selection of the great things to do with children in Kinsale. With the excellent range of choices available, her three girls are never bored

ESB Networks have confirmed that around 10,000 homes, farms and businesses have no power due to Storm Hannah.

I’ve started seeing this delightful senior citizen like myself, I met her on a dating site called All My Own Teeth.

Tommy Barker is blown away by this spectacularly set, architect-designed, no-expense spared home.

Set in an area awash with sweeping views and nautical lore, there’s plenty to explore near this spacious family home, says Tommy Barker.

Tommy Barker visits an Ardbrack home with all-season, Kinsale town, harbour and Bandon River views.

Some 32 Irish pubs spread across 15 counties, north and south, have secured listings in the 2016 Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide which has just been published.

Mark Graham completed his 2,500km cycle in Kinsale, Co Cork, yesterday with a visit to Charles Fort and a pint in The Bulman pub, where the Waterford man announced his intention to continue cycling as far as his own front door.

The site is everything at this 1970’s Kinsale property which has the best views the area has to offer.

Tommy Barker gets with the system for this post-and-beam home on Compass Hill, above Kinsale harbour.

THE entrance to a person’s home says a lot. It is often a scream from the inner Edvard Munch. 

THE waitress in Kinsale’s cosy cafe, Poet’s Corner, confides: “if you were to listen to all the chat and gossip in here, you would have enough material for ten novels.”

Trish Dromey hears about a property in Kinsale that has it all —superb location, stunning views and great size.

Thirty passengers on board a pleasure boat have been brought to safety after the vessel got into difficulty off Kinsale Harbour in Co Cork earlier.

The best things in life are free, says Travel Writer of the Year Pól Ó Conghaile — and he’s got the proof here.

If you want to see someof the largest whales onearth, the entire south coast of Ireland is now seen as one of the best places on the planet to whale watch.

Despite a guide of €2.25m, this trophy property in Kinsale is well-placed to draw international interest, Tommy Barker reports

There’s a wry joke about the Irish socialist — who believed in a bungalow for everyone. But even with that most democratic of Irish dwellings, some bungalows are still more equal than others.

ARDBRACK, KINSALE €495,000

Approx. 5km. west of Kinsale town on the R600 cross Duggan’s Bridge and turn left immediately afterwards. Park outside the Dock Pub.

A home with myriad glorious views, this Kinsale home is crying out for some love, writes Tommy Barker

The lights will go out in Kinsale, Co Cork, tonight to mark Earth Hour, a global initiative to raise awareness of climate change.

DISAPPOINTING summer weather wasn’t going to put paid to Shanagarry ICA’s plans to hold a Big Picnic for Barretstown.

LOW-KEY moves by an international company to acquire a spectacularly-sited coastal Co Cork land holding for about €4 million have evaporated — prompting a fresh bid to sell the 370-acre property.

THEY may have travelled around the world despite being amateurs but the crew of the Cork Clipper can’t really do “downtime”.

AN HISTORIC museum in a top tourist town has been forced to close because of the Government’s ban on public sector recruitment.

THE arts festival might now have wrapped up in Kinsale, but there’s still some viewing pleasures to savour – such as the harbour views from Rossnakilly.

THE views are the thing with a Kinsale bungalow/site for sale, with a €1.4 million price guide.

FROM whale-watching to historical re-enactments and from nighttime bat walks to lectures in stately homes, an impressive 1,000 events will take place across the country for Heritage Week, which will see a large number of historic buildings throw open their doors to the public, many for the first time.

THERE’S a rare enough view of Kinsale from this farmhouse eyerie, and it even takes in a great outline perspective of the landmark Charles Fort as well.

WHAT land, what a setting. Normal price per acre valuations for land go out the house windows in the case of this property with 33 acres, and mixed appeal.

YOU won’t get too many houses right down at the waterfront in Kinsale Harbour, it is sort of the elite setting of an elite town, and that’s why this Lower Cove home is guided at €1.75 million.

RECENTLY I attended a conference in Cobh, Co Cork, entitled ‘Spike Island: Hidden History. An Opportunity in Tourism’.

A DVD that could help job-seekers ace the interview for their dream job was launched last night.

SHE has sold numbers 3, 4 and 6 and now Pacelli Nolan is looking to add number 2 Westwood Gardens to her list of four out of a total of six in Kinsale.

CONDITIONS were quite horrible for the final race of the PC Scaffold May Mid Week league at Kinsale, southerly winds of 20 knots gusting, a big swell, poor visibility and rain-like needles to compound the misery.

AFTER a morning of gale force winds and torrential rain, racing finally got under way at Kinsale and the third race of the Kevin O’Leary Nissan April League turned out a great one.