New builds for New Year

Carrigaline, Cork €475,000

Evidence of demand for newly-built homes with mod-cons, and assured low energy costs, is clear from even a handful of site offers in Cork in recent weeks.

There are fresh examples in the city suburbs, with four swiftly gone in one scheme sell-out, while in satellite town Carrigaline, with eight of 10 sold, and a slight price hike for the last two.