Italy’s Senate president says nearly all the senators of Silvio Berlusconi’s party have vowed to resign if the former premier is ousted from Parliament for his tax fraud conviction.

Councillor Danny Healy-Rae has rejected an indication from his TD brother Michael that he was a bidder for a controversial property in his home village.

A NEW house, in a new village scheme, and a new, 2010-registered car to boot — builder Darren Hourihan is out to buck the trends at Rosscarbery’s Courtyard Market scheme.