Number two Shrewsbury Downs is situated in a sought after area and will tick a lot of boxes for those trading up, writes Tommy Barker

A new history trail, The Cork Rebel Way, which highlights locations of immense historical significance in West Cork from the 1916 rebellion through to the Civil War has been launched.

There’s always been a sort of wayward independence attached to the coastal Cork property Walton Court — and, little wonder really, as this historically colourful house dates back to 1776, the same year as the US Declaration of Independence.

Compared with other children her age, Sophie McGoldrick is classed as non-verbal but her smile when she attends her pre-school says everything.

A young mother and her three children have been evicted into homelessness from the home she rented for nine years.

Specialist county council outdoor teams have tackled drinking water leaks which accounted for losses of more than 1.5 million gallons daily in areas in Co Cork which would be at risk of poor, or no, supplies in the event of a repeat of drought conditions experienced last summer.

Fears have been raised that recommendations by the Local Electoral Boundary Commission for redrawing municipal district council areas in Co Cork will split communities and remove some from their natural political hinterlands.

There is going to be a huge amount of interest in an exceptional and rare piece of agricultural land just launched on the market with Cork-based auctioneers Cohalan Downing.

They were praised for selfless acts during Storm Ophelia and during Storm Emma, but fears have been raised about the declining number of Civil Defence volunteers in Cork city and county.

It cost Cork County Council over €108,000 to fix up a vacant house to a standard which permitted it to be rented to a new tenant.

Almost 260 jobs were created by small companies in Co Cork last year with the help of more than €1m in grant-aid.

Cork businesses have backed calls for a €12m stimulus package for the tourism industry in the wake of falling UK visitors following sterling’s post-Brexit vote slump.

Dublin developer marks its arrival down south with a smart-looking        scheme of semi-ds in Cork’s tourism capital, writes Tommy Barker

The new Wild Work initiative will support farmers to develop and implement projects with better outcomes for both nature and for farmers.

The upturn in housing construction is leading to a large number of previously unfinished estates being completed in Co Cork.

CORK CITY’s coat of arms shows a ship sailing between two castles: it could now, as easily, show ships passing between the two Roches Points.

This well-kept home on the river’s edge is a treasure trove, says Tommy Barker

More than half of people on waiting list fail to use system

A businessman who hopes to double his workforce by building a €500,000 food production facility in Co Cork says his plans have been stymied by cuts and changes to the State’s Leader funding scheme.

A restored 1800s mill structure and a newly built lodge combine charm with comfort, says Tommy Barker.

The aptly-named Radharc is an architect-designed home with stunning vistas, writes Tommy Barker.

Builder Stephen McCarthy of Astra Construction has built close on 2,000 houses, mostly around Carrigaline in south Cork since he started the firm in 1985. 

A coroner has called for a ban on the sale of old-style chip pans and urged people to dump them, after an inquest heard how two men died in a house fire caused by an unattended chip pan.

Tommy Barker finds a Monkstown home with gardens every bit as good as the interiors.

There were nerves for everybody as 45 students and more than a dozen teachers had their first day in a new Cork second-level school yesterday morning.

A row has erupted in West Cork over the administration of millions of in EU LEADER funding.

Cork ICA Federation marks its 80th birthday next year and celebrations are set to start early in the New Year.

Additional funding after 2017 for the LEADER rural development programme has been suggested by Environment, Community and Local Government Minister Simon Coveney.