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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Rathbarry, West Cork €499,000

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.

CLOHEEN MARSH WALK, WEST CORK

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

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

Sq m: 240 (2,600 sq ft)

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

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.

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.

GLENSTAL ABBEY WALK, CO LIMERICK

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This substantial Sands Cove, Clonakilty property has something for everyone, writes Tommy Barker

Glebe Gardens town house comes with a €180,000 guide price, Tommy Barker reports

There was a stage in my footballing life where Donegal was more important to me than Cork.

MONTENOTTE, CORK €325,000

CORK Opera House’s autumn-winter programme is set to showcase over 50 performances.

This Clonakilty home featured on TV during the bubble, writes Tommy Barker.

GARRANELAHAN — the Irish name says it all. This long and narrow 40-acre farm near Ballinascarthy has an old farmhouse and yard at its centre.

WHEN a manager achieves senior championship glory in his first year in charge it is usually a noteworthy achievement.

Rose Martin visits six exclusive apartments up for sale in Plaza scheme.