Organisation: West Cork Community Alliance

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Farmer says 'to see your life burnt in front of you is very hard' as his herd is sold off

A farmer in Co Cork has said the auction of his herd of cattle yesterday was like seeing "your life burnt in front of you" and fears his son will move to New Zealand instead of staying at the farm.

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Farmer breaks down as 1,000 cattle from family farm sold off

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€40,000 raised for legal case against Department

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Resounding support in west Cork for legal challenge to penalties

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Providing building blocks of rural life

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Independent Collins aims to ‘get things done’

Land fines protesters brave gales

Gale force winds and freezing rain didn’t deter more than 250 protesters against the threat of retrospective land eligibility fines who gathered in Bantry Square in west Cork last Saturday.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2014

Retrospective penalties on land mapping are unfair, claims MEP

It is unfair for the State to apply equally stiff penalties to rates of 3% and 20% in land eligibility overclaims, according to Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2014

West Cork being bled to death by cuts, say protesters surrounding Dáil

The West Cork region is “bleeding to death” due to Government cuts, protesters claimed yesterday.

Wed, 19 Jun, 2013

Is a boundary redraw crossing the line?

Reducing the number of councillors in West Cork is a blow to local areas, says Sean O’Riordan

Wed, 05 Jun, 2013