All hands will be on this deck

AFTER a summer like the one just ending, cynics and the merely dubious are converted to alfresco living — convertible cars and outdoor decking being objects of desire.

A house up for sale in Carrigaline in Co Cork has the latter lifestyle option already in place, so now all a new occupant needs to really enjoy the benefits of global warming is the soft-top car, and maybe a boat in nearby Crosshaven to complete the picture.

The vendors of 187 Dun Eoin, on the Cork city side of Carrigaline, made hay this summer past when the sun shone, enjoying their new 20’ by 12’ deck out the back of the house, which is elevated over the town of Carrigaline with distant rural views peering over the rooftops of the neighbouring estate homes.