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There is a particular look that comes over a builder's face when you mention pebbledash. A slight wince, maybe a sharp intake of breath, followed by the inevitable suggestion that you strip it all off and…
Six months in and the house is still standing. That is honestly the best thing we can say about February. The plasterers finished the back bedroom last week, the new windows are in on the upper…
Residents associations can be genuinely useful. They push back on planning applications , organise estate clean-ups, deal with the council on your behalf, and give neighbours a way to talk to each other beyond a nod…
Anyone who has put a timber deck in their back garden in Cork knows the story. It looks brilliant the first summer, maybe the second too. Then the green creep starts, the boards begin to lift…
If you have heard the phrase "shared ownership" floating around and nodded along without being entirely sure what it means, you are not alone. A lot of first-time buyers in Cork have picked up the term…
There is a particular rhythm to a Saturday morning in Cork city that you either know or you don't. If you've been going to the Cornmarket Street market for a while, you fall into it without…
