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More than one-in-four homeless people also have a disability, Oireachtas hears

Speaking at the committee, disability rights campaigner Leo Kavanagh said that he walked past two people sleeping rough next to a wheelchair in Dublin that morning.

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Scene and Heard: This week's entertainment news

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Sting in the tail for Wasps vs Humans

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House of the week: Leap, West Cork €545,000

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Starter home: Leap, West Cork €149,000

A Fine Gael TD has described a decision by An Post to close a post office in a West Cork village as &ldquo;anti-democratic, mean-spirited and short sighted&rdquo;.

A Fine Gael TD has described a decision by An Post to close a post office in a West Cork village as “anti-democratic, mean-spirited and short sighted”.

Decision to close post office in Leap criticised

Thu, 04 Dec, 2014

Arsonist avoids prison term over one-off ‘act of madness’

A Dublin man who set fire to at least two vacant buildings causing almost €400,000 worth of damage has been spared a jail sentence.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2014

Still brewing up a storm

Steve Wall talks to Siobhán Cronin about celebrating 25 years of The Stunning and his role as Uncle Danny in Moone Boy

Fri, 14 Dec, 2012

Nine farms shortlisted for Quality Milk Awards

Nine dairy farms have been short-listed as finalists for the 2012 National Dairy Council & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. The nine are:

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012

Locals angry at costs of digital TV roll-out

The problem of patchy television reception across West Cork was debated at a public meeting last night.

Tue, 12 Jun, 2012

Legalising cannabis ‘would result in State being sued by cancer patients’

NO Irish Government is going to legalise cannabis because it causes cancer, a former Minister of State with responsibility for drugs said yesterday.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2006

US police chief to dismiss Irish drugs strategy

A FORMER US head of police will tell a conference of Irish drug awareness groups that the “war on drugs” was a waste of time and resources.

Sat, 26 Aug, 2006

Drugs strategy - Drugs war will be long and slow

IT would appear that Minister of State Noel Ahern, who has responsibility for drugs strategy and community affairs, is quite right in stating that the war on drugs is not being won.

Sat, 26 Aug, 2006

Charolais heifer sells for €1,060

Marts: A Charolais heifer was judged the overall champion of the show at the annual weanling show and sale at Skibbereen Mart yesterday, where she was later sold for a top price of €1,060.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2005

Poor demand and falling prices for over-age cattle

TRADE for under 30 month-old cattle remained steady at the factories yesterday with prices unchanged from last week, as supplies on offer met the easing demand. But the talking point in the business was the poor demand and falling prices for over-age cattle.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2002