The owners of this Ballinlough home have extended by about 50% and have it walk-in ready, says Tommy Barker.

A GOOD, light modern makeover has been given to 41, The Rise, a four-bed semi-d in Cork city’s Bishopstown suburb.

YOU can’t beat the address — 41 Upper Kensington, Rochestown — for accessibility and Douglasability. And while this Cork house was built in the seventies, along with it comes a mature neighbourhood and a big green area with trees that’s perfect for children.

Rose Martin admires the attention to detail in a tourist town penthouse.

THE Lindville development on Cork’s Blackrock road continues to mature, and the memory of the original building company’s collapse five years ago has faded for most buyers.