West Cork stirs interest

West Cork’s many attractions await discerning buyers, and there are signs overseas buyers are returning to the market, writes Trish Dromey.

SOME summer sunshine is set to add to the attractions of west Cork properties which continue to entice buyers and re-locaters with glorious sea views, rural tranquility — and greatly reduced prices.

Apart from being a series of micro-markets with unique variables and some key employment bases, such as Bantry and now Clonakilty, also with a decentralised Government department in the town adding to the Technology Park’s major jobs base, west Cork is almost a global brand, promoting its food, its relaxed way of life, and some of its celebrity residents as well.