West Cork News
Four West Cork nursing homes 'under threat'
By Siobhn Cronin
FOUR publicly-run nursing homes in West Cork are under threat of either losing beds or outright closure, according to Fianna Fil's Micheal Martin.
BY SIOBHN CRONIN
THE Carbery Group, which is headquartered in Ballineen, has officially opened Nutrifont in Brazil, a whey processing joint venture between the Irish company and BRF, one of South America's leading food companies.
Gardai are reporting that there have been no fatalities after tonight's head-on two car crash outside Rosscarbery in West Cork.
By Catherine Ketch
IRISH Water has confirmed that additional works carried out at a Macroom housing estate were due to issues with the 'standard of workmanship'.
DE COURCEY Classic and Vintage Club held a presentation night recently to distribute funds raised at the 2014 Harvest Working Day on the farm of Jim and Eileen O'Regan at Coolyrahilly, Barrel's Cross, Kinsale.
GOVERNMENT approval has been given to develop a new state-of-the-art swimming pool in Dunmanway.The existing Dunmanway swimming pool, which is to be replaced by a new pool and added leisure facilities.
SINGER Songwriter Evan Murray is appearing in the first of a series of Southern Star Sessions, having won the top prize in the recent X Factor Dunmanway competition.
THERE are reports this morning that one person has been fatally injured in a two-car collision at Coppeen East.
TEAGASC Moorepark Research and the Teagasc Advisory service is starting a series of dairy seminars throughout the country later this month
Siobhn Cronin spoke to Jackie Clarke, a paranormal investigator, who recently spent a night in two well-known locations, with interesting histories, in West Cork
By Liz Dunphy
'It's lovely to be here, boy,' were Mary Kennedy's opening words to this year's Cork Person of the Year awards, said in an impressive Cork accent for a Dubliner to muster.
BY JACKIE KEOGH
FUNDING for the six non-Gaeltacht islands of West Cork - namely Bere, Sherkin, Dursey, Whiddy, Heir and Long Island - has been secured following a late-breaking announcement that their community development offices will remain open in 2015.
By Louise Roseingrave
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed novelist David Mitchell has teamed up with a west Cork artist to create a limited edition pendant in aid of Autism Ireland.
TEAGASC, in association with the Forest Service, is holding a nationwide series of information meetings about the newly-announced Forestry Programme 2014-2020.
Four West Cork nursing homes are 'under threat' ... Jason gets the keys to his jeep ... Fatal second crash this week on Bantry Line PLUS LOTS MORE
EIGHT families are competing in TG4's Feirm Factor
A VERY special traditional concert will be held in the Ionad Cultrtha in Baile Mhirne on Tuesday, January 27
A CONTAINER ship which appeared to have engine trouble earlier looks set to be heading for Bantry now, under its own power.
KILLIAN O'Riordan from Clonakilty is one of 25 Irish outdoor activity instructors who have been chosen to participate in this year's Leonardo Da Vinci Programme as part of the Carve initiative
A lucky 27-year old young man from Skibbereen has had a very welcome return home to Ireland after working abroad for several months.
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