There's only one thing that’s hick in the contemporary-designed detached family home at 4 Elden — and that’s the high-end, Rhatigan & Hick kitchen which was fitted five years ago

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Tommy Barker says this mid-terrace three-bed in Elden, Douglas will have broad home hunter appeal

Numerous upgrades means a buyer will walk in to this home with nothing needed to do writes Tommy Barker.

Final preparations are being made for the demolition of the fire-ravaged multi-storey carpark which forced the closure of a Cork shopping centre 10 days ago.

Reckoned to be the first resale of a four-bed detached within the upmarket, crisp, contemporary-designed Elden scheme on Cork’s Maryborough Hill, No 3 arrives with a €630,000 price tag.

This two-bed home in a highly desirable Cork location has been given many stylish flourishes, writes Trish Dromey.

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

Sorting out Cork people for ages.

After a high-end reconfiguration and its considerable comfort factor, this city house is perfect for a trade-down buyer, says Tommy Barker.

‘Tirol’ is sure to be an odd-ons favourite in the run up to the festive season, reports Tommy Barker

I asked my Posh Cousin is it normal for a Blackrock snob to allow a gang of Norries into his home. She said not really unless you are interviewing for a cleaner.

Elden has smartly landscaped, walled-in back gardens, paved terrace/patio, and much more, says Tommy Barker.

Cork County Council said it will now consider the next steps with a view to ensuring that it can progress to construction on the €220m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway “as soon as possible”.

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages...

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Time to saddle up: Saddlefield is back up for the taking. An imaginatively recreated and extended original cottage, on 0.6 of an acre at the top of Cork’s Maryborough Hill, this family home last came to market in the first half of 2013, guiding €379,000. 

WHEN it came to providing themselves with all the latest top quality home comforts, the owners of 38 The Downs, in Broadale, Douglas, Cork, went all out by importing a Finnish sauna and a Lithuanian timber garden cabin to put it in.

It seems like it’s missing a few vowels, but this home has just about everything else, writes Tommy Barker.

A widow became emotional yesterday as she explained how she would become “a prisoner” in her own home if plans for a €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway were given the green light.

The proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway will have a devastating impact on some properties, especially in the Rochestown area, according to concerned residents.

Objectors to the proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway say it would split communities, cause increased physical and mental health problems, reduce life expectancy, and significantly devalue their properties.

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Tommy Barker is taken by the many charms of Carewswood House, which has links to White House

No 1 Berkeley is a suburban showstopper with one-of- a-kind craftsmanship, says Tommy Barker

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Residents in a Cork City suburb have said they may ultimately seek a judicial review over plans to develop a motorway from the outskirts of the city to Ringaskiddy amid claims they were not properly consulted.

Prime space in Mount Oval Lawn is surely set to yield several sites, writes Tommy Barker.

Tommy Barker looks at a four-bed family home that went on the market in a popular Cork suburb this week.