The bright side of Montenotte

HERE’S something you don’t find often: an extension to the front of a house, and at 3 Tracton Avenue the house easily gets away with it.

“It’s a testament to how quiet the park is,” says its selling agent.

It is hard to find much, if anything, to fault at this family home in Cork. The four-bed house is shiny and spotless inside and out, bright throughout, has three sunny reception rooms facing the rear with a direct southerly aspect, decking, and proximity to the city centre.