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The Terrace at Curraghbinny is just half an hour from Cork city
An exclusive Georgian residence overlooking Cork Harbour is on the market with an asking price of €745,000. 2 The Terrace, Curraghbinny is a five-bed, four-bath, three-storey villa that has undergone a complete restoration to preserve its late 19th-century features. With…
TG4's 'Tithe Cois Uisce' is presented by Síle Nic Chonaonaigh
“Views of the sea affect our soul”, and Irish people are drawn to coastal houses in spite of climate change factors, a new TG4 maritime television series finds. 'Tithe Cois Uisce' is an eight-part series that follows on from the…
The Battery with its old fortifications next to the famed Forty Foot swimming hole
The storied Battery above the Forty Foot in Sandycove has a new owner, as The Irish Times reports. With a price tag of €3 million, the three-bedroom home created on the site of a former Dublin Bay military installation was…
River House sits on two-thirds of an acre on the banks of the River Bandon north of Kinsale town
Located just a few miles from Kinsale town on the banks of the River Bandon, River House is back on the market with a €950,000 price tag, as the Irish Examiner reports. The four-bed bungalow hasn’t been getting enough use…
The Anchorage makes the most of its small footprint on the waterside in the Summercove area of Kinsale
Two-and-a-half million euro could snag you a stunning home right on the waterside in the Summercove area of Kinsale. The Anchorage dates from the Victorian era when it was home to a British navy admiral. In more recent times, Hollywood…
Aerial view of Clare Island Lighthouse and grounds
Clare Island’s lighthouse is a “distinctive nautical landmark” on Ireland’s West Coast and it could be yours — for €4.8 million. Highlighting its scenic views to the land of Oscar-nominated film The Banshees of Inisherin, Christie’s International Real Estate touts…
Cork's Docklands: The plans include the re-purposing of the landmark waterfront Odlums Mills building (as above), a new rehabilitation hospital, and the construction of a number of multi-storey office and apartment buildings. Also captured in this AFLOAT 'file' photo along the south jetties at Kennedy Quay is Arklow Rover with stevedores at work with the 'R' class cargoship series ship since disposed by Arklow Shipping, with only a handful of this class still remaining in service.
Along Cork city's docklands, an ambitous multi-million euro plan have been announced which would include the re-purposing of the quayside landmark Odlums Mills building, a new rehabilitation hospital, and the construction of a number of multi-storey office and apartment buildings.…
The Tower on Buncrana’s Swilly Road was the town’s coastguard station for many years at the turn of the 20th century
Offers of over €200,000 are being sought for the landmark former coastguard station in Buncrana which is now on the market. As the Derry Journal reports, the building dates from around 1870 and served as the Co Donegal town’s coastguard station…
Inis Saimer and its Victorian-era residence are now on the market
A private residential island in Co Donegal is now on the market and could be the perfect getaway for those seeking a life of peace and tranquility — without stepping too far away from it all. Former Glory has details…
Artist’s impression of the 13-storey apartment tower in the development proposed for Crofton Road
More than 70 objections have been lodged against plans for a 13-storey apartment block overlooking Dun Laoghaire Harbour, as RTÉ News reports. Afloat.ie previously covered the proposals for the fast-track strategic housing development on Crofton Road, consisting of two blocks…
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An abandoned lighthouse on the largest Aran island off Galway bay is for sale for over half a million euros. As Times.ie reports today, the lighthouse and ruined buildings command a view of the Atlantic from the island’s highest point.…
Artist’s impression of the 13-storey apartment tower in the development proposed for Crofton Road
A site near Dun Laoghaire’s waterfront has been earmarked for a new high-rise strategic housing development. Plans for St Michael’s SHD consist of more than 100 built-to-rent apartments across two buildings on Crofton Road, one of them as tall as…
A very special house in a very special location. Edgewater in Kinsale has direct access to its own 6-boat marina
"Unique" and "iconic" are words so overused they've almost become meaningless. So it says something about a very special harbourside house on the market in Kinsale, that it should so confidently restore the vitality and meaning of those terms -…
€1m for Castle Island in Roaringwater Bay, West Cork
Historial Castle Island in Roaringwater Bay off the coast of Schull, West Cork is on the market for offers in excess of €1m. The island is located immediately east of the entrance to Schull Harbour and south-west of Horse Island.…
Óstan Thóraigh is located right at Tory Island’s main harbour
Brexit uncertainty as well as VAT increases have been cited by the estate agent handling the sale of a Tory Island hotel for its failure to secure a buyer, as The Irish Times reports. Afloat.ie noted in April that the…
Cork City Quays: A (CGI) image of the proposed new 25-storey JCD Group residential development on the Carey's Tool Hire and former Sextant bar site AFLOAT adds is located at Albert Quay. Opposite at this stretch of the River Lee is the Port of Cork City Marina located on South Custom House Quay.
A former Fine Gael candidate Julie O’Leary has started a petition in favour of high-rise, high-density development in the docklands. The petition, reports EchoLive, was signed by close to 400 people in its first few hours online, comes after a…