Place: Clon

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Just 10-foot wide but this Clonakilty townhouse has a big heart

Attention to detail and a remarkable use of space combine in this charming Clonakilty home, writes Tommy Barker.

Hotelier Dena O'Donovan runs Clonakilty’s iconic O’Donovan’s Hotel which has survived countless recessions, the Spanish Flu, the War of Independence, Civil War, and foot and mouth.

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‘We are all the time evolving’: Clonakilty businesses amid Covid-19 have embraced change and challenge

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Sign of the times: terraced homes built in early 1900s in West Cork are now a crafty buy

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Height of style in cool Clonakilty - that’s 21

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House of the week: Red Lodge, Inchydoney, West Cork

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Principal private residence anyone?

Think big, just not too big: Chance to build anew by golden sands of Inchydoney

Tommy Barker finds a acres of land for a small home, by the expanse of West Cork’s Inchydoney beach.

Sat, 03 Mar, 2018

A gem on Clonakilty's golden mile

Tommy Barker finds a gem ’twixt town and shops, sand dunes and golden beaches, each within a walk of Clonakilty. 

Sat, 28 Oct, 2017

Clonakilty townhouse has the right moves

THOSE coming to view this smart, Shannonvale mid-terraced townhouse are getting a particular and pleasant kick out of it - and, not just because its vendor is a martial arts buff with his own gym or training dojo across the road.

Sat, 15 Jul, 2017

1960s West Cork school house on market for €995,000

This imaginative redesign is brought to market by a vendor who has recently sold a house to Bob Marley’s widow, writes Tommy Barker.

Sat, 29 Apr, 2017

Starter home: Clonakilty, Co Cork, €159,000

Trish Dromey reports on an ideal home for first-timers in Clonakilty.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Inchydoney, West Cork, €395,000

You’re set back just a bit from the best of the views to be had over Inchydoney Beach (often rated as one of Ireland’s most popular) at this seaside home up for sale, but while it just lacks beach and ocean views, the upside is a bit more tranquillity, and one of the larger sites to be had in the West Cork coastal setting, an hour from city and airport.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Clonakilty's Linen Hall comes to market

A pure slice of Clonakilty town centre history, its former 18th century Linen Hall, and latterly a bakery is up for sale.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

Coastal residential farm is within 2km of Clonakilty

The broken coastline to the west of Cork Harbour consists of a series of jagged inlets and lazy enchanting estuaries, flanked by dark green fertile tracts of land.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2016

Starter home: Grange, Cork €269,000

Tommy Barker reports on a family home in the Cork suburb of grange which has fantastic gardens with a lot of room to improve for an extension.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2016

Trading Up: Bealad West, Clonakilty,€395,000

There are a host of attractions to this West Cork home called Pilgrims Rest, on 3.5 acres: they include a period home look on the outside that has a sort of presbytery or rectory appearance, a smart interior mixing classic with contemporary, a kitchen in a bold green hue on the walls with slick cabinetry and units, and a good plumbing provision, with two of its four bedrooms en suite.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

Under the hammer: Retail opportunity in ‘Clon’ comes with dual street access

A West Cork retail investment, previously occupied by a pharmacy has been put up for sale, with dual street access, in the heart of Clonakilty town.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Put down anchor in Cregg, Glandore

This small-holding offers another opportunity to buy in picturesque Cregg, Glandore, writes Tommy Barker.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Upstairs downstairs add-ons in Clonakilty Town, West Cork

Five-bed Clonakilty townhouse has made a push for more space out the back, says Tommy Barker.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

Acres of space for this bungalow in Red Strand, Clonakilty

THE house is nothing to write home about — but the setting is postcard pretty. 

Sat, 19 Sep, 2015

Clonakilty three bed is the smart choice for canny buyer

Houses built in the 1990s on the eastern end of Clonakilty near the top-nosh SuperValu got called the ‘Smartie Houses’ thanks to all the different colours they were painted, and while many now need a fresh lick of colour, that’s not the case at 31 Bamba Street.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2015

Clonakilty home is carefully rescued and fit for a family

Tommy Barker reports on an utterly charming rural idyll located near Clonakilty in West Cork which oozes charisma inside and out.

Sat, 11 Jul, 2015

Denis Lehane: Here’s a great tip on handling critics

An east Cork farmer told me that my ram would cover 20 ewes, while a plucky west Cork farmer said he’d cover 30. So, erring on the side of caution, I kept the number at 20.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

Clonakilty to house its rich history

Vibrant town’s newest museum will display story of Clon’s most famous son

Thu, 20 Nov, 2014

Clon getting rewards

Cork U21B HC final: With nine Cork SFC titles, the most recent in 2009, Clonakilty are seen as a footballing powerhouse.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2014

Quirky with character

Rathbarry, West Cork €499,000

Sat, 16 Aug, 2014

Tuck into Clon’s Lotto lucky shop

A corner shop in one of the very best locations in West Cork’s Clonakilty has come for sale — after three generations in the one family’s ownership, and several lucky Lotto jackpot sales as well.

Thu, 22 May, 2014

Hard to resist the call of the wild: Cloheen Marsh

CLOHEEN MARSH WALK, WEST CORK

Mon, 24 Mar, 2014

Starter homes: Clonakilty, West Cork €239,000

Size: 130 sq m (1,400 sq ft)

Sun, 02 Mar, 2014

Starter homes: Clonakilty, West Cork €175,000

Location: Size: 93 (1,000 sq ft)

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Trading up: Bealad, Clonakilty €425,000

Sq m: 240 (2,600 sq ft)

Sat, 16 Nov, 2013

Bedraggled Owenahincha - What happened our ‘Vegas’?

In the glory days of the 70s and 80s Owenahincha was a buzzing holiday hotspot. Tommy Barker visits a very different place today, yet there may be signs of a brighter future for this faded beauty

Fri, 28 Jun, 2013

Goldengrove shine at Clonakilty Show

Last Sunday was a good day for Goldengrove Pony Stud of Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, at Clonakilty Show.

Thu, 13 Jun, 2013

Rebels will ‘consider options’ amid poor football attendances

Taking Cork home games in the Allianz Football League outside of the city is not a catch-all fix for poor attendances, according to the county’s PRO.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2013

Ten things to do on Paddy's Day - apart from the obvious

You may be aware that St Patrick's Day is coming up, so we have a few suggestions for what to do on the day itself.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2013

Lakes aplenty in Glenstal Abbey walk

GLENSTAL ABBEY WALK, CO LIMERICK

Mon, 31 Dec, 2012

From New York to West Cork... thanks to Sandy

New York came to sunny West Cork as Clonakilty got its bite of the Big Apple’s Hurricane Sandy mop-up and 2,500 athletes worked up a pre-Christmas appetite at the town’s third Waterfront Marathon series of races.

Mon, 10 Dec, 2012

Diaspora invited to Clonakilty to help town celebrate 400 years

Come home to Clon, the kettle’s on: that’s the motto of Clonakilty as it launches a programme of events commemorating its 400 years in existence — and invites emigrants back for a visit.

Wed, 21 Nov, 2012

McCarthy: We want to play in Clon again

Castlehaven coach James McCarthy said it was a great decision to bring yesterday’s Munster club SFC quarter-final to Clonakilty and hopes the semi-final will be played there also.

Mon, 05 Nov, 2012

Haven have to put party on hold as Drom loom

Generally, winning a county senior championship sets in train a ritual to be followed as the cup is brought around the local schools and then toasted in various hostelries by night.

Tue, 30 Oct, 2012

Land blocks on offer

ZONED development landbanks assembled by the Fleming Group over the past decade is coming up for sale in Blarney, Mallow and Clonakilty — and some may sell for little over farm value, and quite possibly to previous farmer owners of the lands.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2012