Lord of all it surveys

THE must-have accessory for any house in the Lough Derg area is not quotidian stuff like cobble-lock driveways or even a hot tub — it’s a helipad.

And a sure sign of their ubiquity in this region is the inclusion of this essential extra in a speculative build.

In Killaloe, now a favourite roost of Irish and European golden geese, they pride themselves on the controlled nature of development on this, the Clare side of Lough Derg.