New ventures: Step inside Giles Norman's Kinsale townhouse makeover

Photographer Giles Norman throws open the doors of his Kinsale townhouse which had just undergone a classic makeover to become an uber-tasteful place to stay, writes Rose Martin

Giles Norman’s townhouse has undergone amassive renovation to become a comforably chic place to stay in the heart of Kinsale. It houses thephotographic gallery on the ground floor andaccommodation overhead. The first floor drawing room is the southern office of Ventura Design.

We have some international players quietly plying their trade in south Cork — in particular, Kinsale. Take Giles Norman, for instance, a photographer whose work graces the walls of penthouse in New York to ranch houses in Brazil, but who lives a quiet family life in Oysterhaven with his wife, Catherine and three children.