THE €255,000 pricetag is within the reach of the better-off first-time buyers, and No 9, Douglas Hall Mews, will receive first-time-buyer attention, as well as catching the eye of traders-down.

Two motorists involved in driving off from different garages without paying for petrol were in court yesterday where one got a one-year driving ban and the other was jailed for seven months.

Sq m: 92.9 (1000 sq ft)

Sq m: 102 (1,100 sq ft)

ALTHOUGH increasing numbers of us buy our wine at the supermarkets, this week I want to encourage you to remember the independent wine shops who can often provide more variety and unusual styles.

Skehard Road, Cork €265,000

IRELAND’S population has increased by close to a million in the past three decades while women are still outliving men by almost five years.

IRELAND’S rising population may be cause for rejoicing but we are still way behind in the breeding stakes compared to our four-legged friends.