Traders still reeling from the huge fire at a suburban shopping centre almost six weeks ago have accused insurance companies of dragging their heels on compensation payouts.

In-limbo traders of the fire-hit Douglas Village Shopping Centre in Cork have prepared

“It’s a disaster for the village,” is how the owner of Falvey’s pharmacy, Conor Falvey, summed up the fallout from the weekend fire in Douglas Shopping Centre that has forced its temporary closure.

A man who claimed that a clamper’s van struck him after a clamp was put on his wife’s car has been convicted of making a false complaint to gardaí.

Douglas Farmer’s Market will be temporarily upping to new locations on Dec 15 and Dec 22.