West Cork Senator Tim Lombard has called on Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue to go before the Oireachtas joint committee on agriculture, food and the marine during the summer recess to discuss the urgent issue of nitrates derogation.Sen Lombard called the nitrates derogat
WEST Cork TD Michael Collins has called on Senator Tim Lombard to apologise for accusing him of ‘misleading’ the public on issues regarding Bantry General Hospital, after it emerged that funding for a new stroke rehabilitation unit has stalled.According to Deputy Collins (Ind
BY EIMEAR O'DWYERYoung people play a vital role on many family farms and learn their way alongside experienced farmers, but increasingly powerful tractors require even stronger safety.Some people involved in the farming industry have called for an increase in the legal age one ca
TEARS of relief were shed at a meeting that has secured funding for a private bus service for the Beara peninsula after a campaign of more than a year. The bus was sought to provide an essential transport link for service users of Bantry’s National Learning Network, CoAction,
CORK South-West is set to experience an influx of Fine Gael government ministers in advance of the next General Election, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.Deputy Varadkar paid a visit to Courtmacsherry – where Tánaiste Micheál Martin has a holiday home – last Friday, dur