Catherine Shanahan

1 day ago | irishexaminer.com | Catherine Shanahan

€325,000 Size 74sq m (797sq ft) Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 BER C3 LUCKY for someone, No 13 Alexandra Villas is a pretty little townhouse whose 120-year-old fortunes were restored by the couple that bought it seven years ago. They did all of the sensible stuff first: re-wiring, re-plumbing, installing a new gas fired central heating system, taking out old windows and doors and replacing them with double glazing, even installing underfloor electric heating in the bathroom.

1 day ago | irishexaminer.com | Catherine Shanahan

“My interest in older people started during my medical training, when I was a SHO (senior house officer). I came across all of these older people with fascinating stories. “One patient had fought in both world wars. Imagine that. Another was a messenger for James Connolly during the 1916 Rising. She told me they used young girls as messengers as they felt the British army wouldn’t shoot them. This woman used to run through the back streets of Dublin, behind the GPO.

2 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Catherine Shanahan

A HIGH-spec industrial unit, including a rare combination of modern warehouse and office accommodation, is up for rent near Midleton at an annual cost of 80,000. Formerly occupied by An Post, the 8,000 sq ft premises, comprising Units 17-19 in Ballinacurra Business Park, includes a 5,000 sq ft (465 sq m) warehouse and 3,000 sq ft (278 sq m) of office space, spread over two floors.

2 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Catherine Shanahan

Investors eyeing stable industrial assets at a time of limited supply are showing keen interest in a €1m acquisition opportunity in Frankfield Business Park, on the outskirts of Cork City. The secure and fully let property comprises five modern industrial units currently producing a combined gross rent roll of €89,000pa, with immediate income for investors. Based on a guide price of €1m, the gross yield equates to 8.9%.

2 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Catherine Shanahan

Planners have cleared the way for a major student accommodation complex at the former Good Shepherd Convent in Sunday’s Well, once the site of a Magdalene Laundry and mother-and-baby home. Permission was granted to brothers Séamus and Pádraig Kelleher who were also cleared for the redevelopment of a building on lower Shandon Street where they intend to re-open the infamous Left Bank pub. It's the only basement bar left in Cork city and was previously an early morning house.