A WEST Cork Fine Gael Senator has called on Education Minister Norma Foley to ensure that a new fit-for-purpose school transport scheme is in place by April 20th to avoid more school bus chaos this year.Sen Tim Lombard, who has been calling for the complete overhaul of a scheme w
THIS Christmas will be a very stressful time for some farm families in the region with large numbers of herds being affected by TB, as evidenced by our report this week.TB has long had a ‘grim reaper’ effect on farm families, but there is no sign of the dark spectre being era
BY KIERAN O'MAHONYA NURSING home group, which operates a facility in Bantry and closed its nursing home in Belgooly last month, has been sold to a group of Irish investors.Aperee Living has been bought by a consortium led by former chief executive, Paul Kingston. The sale include
A FINE Gael senator is calling for principals and parents to join together and agree a ban on smartphones for primary school children.Senator Tim Lombard said that, following an agreement on a ‘voluntary code’ between parents and principals in primary schools in Greystones, C