Civic duty beckons for first buyer in Rosscarbery's Courtyard scheme

A NEW house, in a new village scheme, and a new, 2010-registered car to boot — builder Darren Hourihan is out to buck the trends at Rosscarbery’s Courtyard Market scheme.

Even by moving on-site to break ground and start a new development is novel, as builders nationwide remain paralysed by the slumped property market, keeping heads and hard hats resolutely down.

With the optimism of youth, but the experience of building to a high level through a decade of the boom, this west Cork builder has put together a package of a different hue, for an in-fill site in the heart of Rosscarbery, right off the picturesque square.