A GAA club in Co Cork has been told to halt construction of a rock wall which could put neighbouring residential and retail properties at increased risk of flooding.

You are lucky enough to live in an exceptionally beautiful place, somewhere that may be a holiday destination, but sooner or later you find yourself taking its many charms for granted.

INTEREST in the National Parks and Wildlife Services farm-plan scheme was slow at the start. It is now increasing every year, with 238 farm plans approved to date, covering 8,420 hectares.