Tommy Barker gets Lowertown lowdown.

Sculptures of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marconi, and a man who was involved in one of the greatest escapes in Irish history are to be unveiled in part of West Cork in a drive to improve tourism.

SLEEPY HOLLOW is the name of a house in west Cork, and is not to be mistaken for the 1970s Cork blues band.

IN West Cork, you can sometimes become a little jaded with stone-fronted houses in idyllic locations.

THE price of a dormer-type home with views out over Crew Bay in West Cork has dipped to come in line with the cooler winter market for mid and higher priced homes.