Recently an old stone building, which is part of Burgatia Farm, Rosscarbery, dating from the 19th century, benefited from funding under the Green, Low-Carbon, GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings grant scheme, which is managed by The Heritage Council in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. After chatting […]
Year: 2020
Holly Cairns TD and Councillor Ross O’Connell are calling for more action on water quality issues in West Cork. The results of the EPA’s Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2019 report revealed numerous issues in West Cork. The report highlights wastewater that has not been treated properly is being released […]
The future of Inchydoney will be the topic of a public Zoom meeting on Thursday December 3, hosted by Cork South West TD Christopher O’Sullivan. The public meeting has two purposes:1. To discuss development of a safe pedestrian access from Clonakilty to Inchydoney.2. Save the Inchydoney dune system using nature-lead […]
Speaking in the Dáil last week on flooding issues in rural Ireland, Holly Cairns TD, raised the concerns of families and businesses in Bantry, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Rosscarbery and other local areas prone to flooding. Several areas of West Cork have suffered several floods already this year, and that’s before the […]
Holly Cairns TD has been announced as a member of the newly formed Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters which is considering all disability matters including monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. It recognises the need for a specific focus on the needs […]