No expense spared on glass-enhanced, super-plush home

Owners of harbour-view dormer on 4.85 acres did it all, bar flatten the original and build again from scratch, writes Tommy Barker.

Coming in right at the very top end of Cork city’s house-hunters market is this niche, contemporary Rochestown one-off with swagger.

Big, impeccably finished and with lots of ground, plus five-star, hotel-quality leisure centre/gym, bar and swimming pool, it’s as different as they come in the southern city — and it comes with a €2.2m price tag, via agents Cohalan Downing.