Tommy Barker eyes up a home in the visionary Jacob’s Island development which he says is maturing nicely.

"It’s all about that space, about that space, pure spacers"

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No 64, Castle Meadows, off the Skehard Road, measures 1,750 sq ft after a two-storey add-on and is priced at €265,000, says Tommy Barker.

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A man who left a city centre nightclub was jeered, punched, and kicked which left him unconscious on the ground with a broken eye socket and a broken cheekbone.

Investigators tracking down the assets of the suspected pyramid scheme, Banners Broker, have successfully moved to Canada in a bid to recover money for investors in the internet marketing product.

The young man who denied murdering a middle-aged man at the Manhattan Bar in Cork in Christmas 2011 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

A UCC-based team of experts is breaking new ground in helping people decide their end-of-life care, writes Colette Sheridan.

Esther N McCarthy wafts in on spicy, woody tones to advocate a good cause and to suggest some snuggly option for the boudoir as well as a range of crafty options.

Internet technology giants Yahoo and McAfee are to hire 260 people over the next few years.

Ireland should be marketed as a location for global centres of excellence — managing logistics and the flow of information and finance for multinational companies — according to PCH International founder and CEO Liam Casey.

The developer of one of the country’s single largest open-plan office blocks said he is confident it will help deliver 1,000 jobs within a year.

THE Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has expressed concern about the growing number of situations where the stability of boats has been affected by the overloading of vessels.

THE country’s newest and most advanced private hospital will close within months unless the VHI provides health cover.

THE woman who tried to arrest Tony Blair earlier this year disrupted a local authority meeting last night with a protest over the IMF bailout.

SECURITY technology specialist McAfee plans to add 150 jobs in the coming years to the 120 jobs unveiled at the opening of its new EMEA headquarters in Mahon, Cork.

CORK’S Southern Ring Road could become a bottleneck like Dublin’s M50 if major development continues along its corridor, the National Roads Authority (NRA) has warned.

A DEVELOPER has accused the National Roads Authority (NRA) of putting 1,500 jobs at risk by objecting to his plans to build a €200 million office project near one of the country’s busiest roundabouts.

TWO youths were being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with a firebombing on a politician’s home — the third attack on his house in 18 months.

UP to 150 hi-tech jobs were on the line last night at the Irish headquarters of the world’s second-biggest mobile phone maker.

EXTRA beds will be available in an emergency shelter for Cork’s homeless from next week, thanks to a residential centre to be officially opened later today.

A FLURRY of re-sales are on offer in the all-new Jacob’s Island development in Mahon, Cork, in the lead up to Christmas.

A Green Party councillor was today considering moving his 10-year-old daughter from his family home, after it was attacked for the second time in a week.

Galvin's Wines & Spirits, the Cork-based national drinks company, has announced the purchase of a 130,000 square-foot premises in Mahon, Cork, for €10m.