THE mayor says they’re an “absolute bargain” and the county council can’t understand why house-hunters aren’t snapping them up, but 20 homes on the outskirts of Youghal are still empty.

WITH Cork County Council’s landfill outside Youghal facing a five-fold increase in its capacity, officials have denied there are any plans to take waste from the Dungarvan landfill in Co Waterford, which has recently been closed.