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Garden View: Restored coastguard cottages in Sutton feature landscaped gardens and direct proximity to Dublin Bay’s shoreline and coastal walks
A restored 19th-century coastguard station overlooking Dublin Bay has come to the market in Sutton, Dublin 13. No.6 The Old Coastguard Station sits along Sutton Strand, with elevated views across the bay towards Bull Island and the Wicklow Mountains. Bay…
Slipway setting — Sea Lodge Cottage sits beside Bantry Bay shoreline and slipway, offering direct access to sailing waters with panoramic views and a rare waterside position near Bantry town.
A historic waterfront cottage overlooking Bantry Bay in West Cork has come to market, offering direct proximity to the shoreline and local sailing activity. Sea Lodge Cottage is positioned on the approach to Bantry town, directly opposite a slipway and…
Coastal Charm: Traditional four-bedroom farmhouse at Kilbronogue near Schull, West Cork, set on one acre with mature gardens and studio, just minutes from Atlantic waters and renowned sailing grounds
A coastal farmhouse near Schull has come to market with direct proximity to some of Ireland’s most renowned sailing waters, offering immediate access to sheltered anchorages and Atlantic cruising routes along the West Cork coast. The four-bedroom coastal farmhouse has come to…
The Moorings in Bantry, Co Cork, a five-bedroom coastal home overlooking Bantry Bay with private beach access, slipway and mooring, set on 2.47 acres beside Bantry Golf Club.
A five-bedroom beachfront property in Bantry, Co Cork, has come to market with an asking price of €1,475,000. The Moorings extends to 230 sq.m and is offered for sale by private treaty. The detached house sits on approximately 1 hectare…
Dursey Shore Lighthouse Residence offers sea access via a private slipway, framed by views of Dursey Island and the Atlantic.
A historic waterfront residence with private sea access and panoramic Atlantic views is on the market in West Cork. Dursey Shore Lighthouse Residence sits high on rugged cliffs overlooking Dursey Sound, framed by Dursey Island and Crow Head. It features…
Aerial view of the Schull coastal property showing private slipway, pebbled beach, and panoramic views over Roaringwater Bay.
A rare coastal property with direct access to the sea via a private slipway has come to market in Schull, West Cork. Set on an elevated site overlooking Schull Harbour and Roaringwater Bay, the 2-acre property includes a pebbled beach…
Slipway to Sea – Waterfront home with private access at Oysterhaven, Kinsale
A five-bedroom waterfront home with direct sea access has come to the market at Oysterhaven, near Kinsale, for €1,750,000. Known as The Anchorage, the detached property sits on the Kinure headland within a recognised sailing centre, with 65 metres of…
The Dunnyneil Islands lie 2.5km off Killyleagh
Buyers have a chance to own “a bit of Ireland’s history” as a pair of islands on Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland have hit the market for £108,000 (€126,655). As the Belfast Telegraph reports, the Dunnyneil Islands off Killyleagh comprise…
The Battery with its old fortifications next to the famed Forty Foot swimming hole
Council planners have refused an application for extensive redevelopment of the storied Battery above Dublin’s Forty Foot, two years after the waterfront property was sold to an Irish buyer. The application by Louis and Kate Ronan proposed various alterations to the…
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.…