THERE’S quite a selection of older-style three-bed semis up for sale in the enclaves and estates of houses around Ballinlough, reflecting the ageing of the population and the natural life-cycle of housing developments.

UNDER 1,000 sq ft, the kept-up-to-date Ballinlough, Cork semi-d, number 29, Somerton Park is priced at €265,000. The three-bed home is smartly presented, ready-to-move-into, and has its kitchen linking into the adjoining rear dining room to create a more airy feel.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy who was stabbed as he walked home after a trip to buy sweets from a garage.

Detectives hunting the killers of a 15-year-old schoolboy want to question two teenagers in connection with the murder, it emerged tonight.

Police in Belfast today appealed for more help from the public in tracking down those responsible for the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy brutally stabbed to death while walking home with friends after buying sweets.

FIONA QUILL (Irish Examiner, January 28) has taken it upon herself to tell us about how ‘evolution’ has shaped this and ‘evolution’ has caused that, citing as reference Desmond Morris.