Marian Roche

The executive of Cork County Council were clear on Monday morning that it was ‘not legally possible’ to put all green energy developments in the county on hold, as was requested by local councillor Peter O’Donoghue. Cllr O’Donoghue had asked that all green energy developments in the county be paused while planning guidelines were updated, […]

This October, Mitchelstown will be joining in the annual Focus Ireland ‘Shine A Light sleep out' for the very first time, the annual night where businesses, schools, workplaces and communities choose to sleep outdoors, bringing awareness to the issue of homelessness, a reality faced by more than 14,000 people in Ireland each night.

People living in Ballyhooly continue to be plagued with issues of diminished or non-existent water supply this week as the village yet again suffered disruptions to their water supply with another burst pipe.

Many in Mitchelstown have commented how much an improvement has been made of the square, and the approach to the town in general, with the repainting

Ballygiblin's Eoin Lynch is enjoying newfound fame after his interview at this year's Ploughing Championships, as his enthusiasm for slurry, went viral across social media platforms.

Optimism had been rewarded in Fermoy, as Patrick Street is to be resurfaced very shortly, bringing to an end weeks of speculation as to whether works on the poorly-surfaced N72 would be funded.

Mondaniel residents in Rathcormac are thrilled with the news that they are to get a footpath linking them with the village almost one kilometre away, after Cork County Council announced the positive news last week.

The matter of access via the Brother's Path at Upper Cork Street in Mitchelstown continues to be one of consternation locally, as it appears a gate is in the process of being installed at the upper entrance to the path (by the Leisure Centre/school entrance) in recent days, with a steel RSJ newly erected.

Local clubs across Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford are beneficiaries of the latest round of CLÁR funding, confirmed on Monday morning this week.

Plans for social housing at the former Galbally Garda Station have been published by Limerick City and County Council and include the details for four planned residences, that are a mix of two-bedroom and three-bedroom houses.