Making the most of the coast

Tommy Barker says Creadan Bay House is a composite of old and new.

NOT too many people get to 'trade down' to a house of 7,800 sq ft, but when one of your previous homes was a whopper like Waterford Castle, then all things are suddenly relative.

Businessman Eddie Kearns had the pleasure of stately living in the eponymous Waterford Castle, now a luxury hotel, and he wasn't prepared to compromise his standards when staring this new-build in a special coastal setting by Hook Head lighthouse the oldest operational light in the world.