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Calls are being made for greater enforcement of regulations on smoky coal in the Ennis area. It comes as “extraordinarily high” levels of air pollution recorded in the county town over the weekend suggest the smoky coal ban isn’t being adhered to. According to the EPA’s Air Quality Index for Health, abnormally high levels of […]

Plans are moving forward to install a small playground at the entrance to Curracloe beach.

A woman who moved to Greystones recently has sought clarity on beach bye-laws in the area after one of her children was frightened by a dog that was off the leash down at ‘The Cove’.

Although the summer has come to an end, Greystones councillors are already looking forward to the 2024 season, particularly after the town has now become such a popular location for sea swimming, with its Blue Flag beach and its hosting of major sporting events on the calendar, such as the King of Greystones, in July.

While he rarely loses his cool, Independent councillor Leonard Kelly couldn’t hide his frustration with council officials at the September meeting of Wexford Borough District council.

Arklow councillor Pat Fitzgerald has thanked Wicklow County Council staff for progressing the columbarium wall at St Gabriel’s Cemetery and appointing a contractor for its development.

Like many of the now-elderly former residents of the home, Chrissie hops the promised excavation of the site will allow her to discover her son’s final resting place and give her closure

By Suzanne Pender COUNTY CARLOW’S first columbarium wall has opened at St Mary’s Cemetery and has already received its first cremated remains.

A PLAN to extend the footprint of the existing emergency department at the Cork University Hospital has been put on hold after planning permission granted by Cork City Council was appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

Headless pigs dumped in Meath bog 2023-06-21