Many farmers have been carrying a heavy burden alone and didn’t call for help, even as thousands of their cattle died last april. That situation cannot be allowed to happen again, writes Stephen Cadogan

A criminal investigation has been launched after a battery was found inside a chocolate Easter bunny.

A seaside village has got the go-ahead to launch the first community shop of its kind in West Cork, and local people will shortly be offered an opportunity to purchase shares in the initiative.