IT’S OFTEN been said that we have a lot in common — Hollywood hunk Colin Farrell and I. Apart from the obvious similarities — the simmering intensity, the brooding good looks and the sheer natural talent — we have another thing in common after my recent visit to the scenic Beara Peninsula in West Cork.

The court order to wind up a credit union serving the remote Beara Peninsula represents a "huge blow" to the area, according to locals.

A THIRD of an acre site in Bishopstown, and a four-bedroomed detached property just a minute from the South Link - rare indeed.