Waiting times for driving tests in Cork are costing families of learner drivers a great deal of money because under newly-introduced legislation they are not allowed to drive on their own.

ONE of the mid-west’s largest building firms, Paddy Burke Builders Ltd, that once employed over 110 people, has gone into receivership.

A SENIOR member of Clare County Council said yesterday it was disgraceful that An Bord Pleanála has denied two local people the right to live in the Burren.