With Valentine’s Day almost upon us there is sure to be a run on cards, flowers and chocolates as the emphasis in our lives switches to the wonder of those two inexplicable and sometimes unexpected things, love and romance.
Michael Harty of Central Auctions in North Tipperary suspects we are “in an in-between time”, with the bigger numbers of early grass cattle and buyers still some weeks away.
Factories continue to actively seek out the numbers they need, but they are attempting to tighten up on the money side, with very little, officially, being offered in the way of fringe benefits.
Macroom councillors raised concerns about how well a traffic-light system on a busy pedestrian crossing is working at the most recent MD meeting on Friday, January 26.