Just a stroll from a tee

WITH the Irish Open going back to its roots at Portmarnock next year it could be a propitious time for a property which has been quietly on the market since last summer.

In fact, The Cottage, Portmarnock, is within strolling distance of three golf courses, but the Portmarnock links course has a status all of its own in Irish golf. It was here that the first Open was played in 1927 and the course is one of the oldest in the PGA European tour.

The return of the Open to the Dublin course has huge significance for the club - which is almost equally well-known for its antediluvian membership policy