STORMS which left a trail of destruction in its wake in the south-west and across Ireland exposed hundreds of ash trees infected with the harmful Ash dieback disease.That’s according to Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard who has called on Minister for Housing, Local Government and H
A SCHEME launched last January by the National Transport Authority (NTA) to improve and increase taxi services in rural areas like West Cork has had a poor uptake.The Local Hackney Pilot grant-aided programme was to address the chronic shortage of taxis, not just in rural areas b
THE Department of Housing has denied any knowledge of a backlog in inspections of vacant properties seeking refurbishment grants, despite Cork County Council admitting in the same week, that it needed more staff to deal with the backlog.Cork County Council told a local senator re