ROADWORKS CAUSE CHAOS IN FERMOY

There was uproar in Fermoy this week as confusion regarding the whereabouts of the temporarily relocated bus stop on MacCurtain Street led people on a wild goose chase around the town.

30 NEW JOBS IN THE PIPELINE AS COUNCIL PRIVATISES WASTE COLLECTION

It emerged this week that up to 30 new jobs, mainly in sales and administration, could be created in North Cork as a result of a decision by Cork County Council to sell its waste collection business to a private company, Country Clean Recycling Limited in Castletownroche.

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MAJOR EXPANSION PLANNED FOR FOOD FESTIVAL

Having adopted what some might consider to be a low key approach this year, the organisers of Mitchelstown Food Festival have confirmed a major expansion for the 2011 event.

BISHOP MAGEE SETTLES INTO RETIREMENT IN ’TOWN

Mitchelstown is now home to retired bishop, John Magee. Bishop Magee has been living at the canon’s house in the town for over two months now after Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation from the Diocese of Cloyne in March of this year.

SILENT PROTEST OVER SNA CUTS AT ARAGLIN NS

A larger group of parents held a silent protest at Araglin National School this week to highlight one child’s need for a special needs assistant (SNA). Zoe Byron O’Connor (7) has just moved to first class at Araglin NS after completing her first two years with an SNA.

THOUSANDS OF SALMON COULD DIE AS WATER LEVELS DROP AT WEIR

Fermoy salmon anglers fear that there will a repeat of summer 2003 when thousands of the species died below the weir. “The fact now is they are many hundreds of salmon are building up below the viaduct right down to the Cloundulane weir and even below it.... ."

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