Bungalow in proximity to Mahon development

EAST of Cork city, at the boundary with the harbour by Mahon, is Eden Court — a private niche housing development built in the 1980s and set to benefit from the area’s current economic uplift.

Up to E500 million is being invested in Mahon Point by O'Callaghan Properties and McCarthy Properties, in a mixed development with Debenhams, Tescos and, possibly, B&Q to draw the crowds, as well as cinemas, hotel and other uses.

The cheapest residential units currently at the residential component, called Jacob's Island, is E250,000 for a 820 sq ft two-bed townhouse.