LIFETIME achievement awards were yesterday presented to three people described as icons of tourism development in the Blackwater Valley.

GARDAÍ have welcomed the launch of a unique project which will provide a listening service for lonely elderly people and even give them access to handymen for odd jobs — all free of charge.

SENIOR County Council planners will be in Mallow, Co Cork, tonight to address concerns about the speed of housing developments, difficulties in securing planning for one-off houses and the lack of community amenities.