Five years ago, business in Newcastle West was challenging. Claire O’Sullivan returns to see what changes have occurred and how owners have coped

THOUSANDS of chickens were incinerated after an accidental fire destroyed a poultry farm early yesterday.

I FIND myself stuck in traffic on the M50, the N7, or in Dublin city, reluctantly adding to the traffic chaos because I need to visit a surgeon, attend a match, go to the airport for a holiday flight or visit the headquarters of a company that does not need to be located in Dublin.

NEW hopes emerged yesterday for an improved redundancy package for 300 workers who recently lost their jobs in west Limerick.

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent