Ted Lucey News Today

1.45am No candidate elected after the first count in Bantry-West Cork LEA.

Works are to be carried out at Millstreet Cross in Macroom to ensure that trucks have easier access to the N22 bypass and less traffic passes through town, according to a local councillor.

With six seats up for grabs in the Macroom area, 10 candidates are contesting the local election including the six sitting councillors.

Macroom GAA Club has received conditional planning permission to construct new facilities at the Castle Grounds.

Macroom councillors offered their condolences to the families of two local men who passed away in recent weeks.

The countdown to the upcoming local and European elections is well and truly underway with candidates across all parties and none engaging in plenty of canvassing across Cork County.

A civic reception and awards ceremony will be held in Macroom to honour the various teams and individuals from around the area who were successful in their endeavours last year.

Macroom councillors extended their congratulations to locally born Eurovision hopeful Bambie Thug on Friday, with one local representative stating that she would be delighted to attend the song contest “if they’re looking for a delegate”.

Macroom councillors welcomed the news that the municipal district has recently been given approval to hire new workers, because the amount of staff it currently has is “inhibiting” the amount of work it can do.

Macroom councillors raised concerns about how well a traffic-light system on a busy pedestrian crossing is working at the most recent MD meeting on Friday, January 26.