The West Cork crew of Ger O’Connell/Denis O’Donovan (Subaru) used their local knowledge with telling effect to claim the spoils in the Skibbereen 100 Isles Navigation Trial that was based in Lisavaird near Clonakilty.

THE South West JAFC title is back in Bandon for the third time in five years after last evening’s final in Clonakilty.

YOU can take a winner at Clonakilty Agricultural Show anywhere.

THE prestigious Limerick Lady title was won last weekend by John McLoughlin, Falduff, Louisburgh, Co Mayo, with his home-bred qualifier at Westport Show, by Grosvenor Lad out of Falduff Lady.

WEST Cork exhibitor Seamus Lehane had a highly successful visit to Limerick Show, where he took both the young horse and filly championships.

ONE of the high points of the Irish sport horse breeding year again attracted big interest at Limerick Show.

CARBERY Group, the dairy to alcohol group, saw profits fall last year, according to its latest accounts.

THE board of South Western Services of Bandon meets today to decide the fate of the company.

BANDON-BASED South Western Services has had a €50 million offer from IAWS Co-ops for key parts of its business.

PHILIP LYNCH has Greenstar, NTR's waste management subsidiary, in his sights.

AN IAWS Co-op takeover of South Western Services in Bandon is said to be tantalisingly close after months of uncertainty over the deal.

THE Irish Examiner recently reported that Office of Tobacco Control inspectors will carry out random checks and the public will also be able to report pubs where smoking is taking place after January 1.