Two Cork support groups are set to benefit from donations made following the death of singer songwriter, Black, best-known for his 1980s hit Wonderful Life.

THE Government subsidy to farmers growing willow as fuel for renewable energy uses is woefully inadequate and will not provide them with the necessary incentives to invest, according to the Wood Energy Association.

OUR government must set energy targets for heating from bio-mass fuels, which would be greener and indigenously produced, the Wood Energy Association says.