THE amount of fish thrown overboard as “discards” can be dramatically reduced by a scheme in which fishermen must count all the fish they catch towards their quotas, a report suggested yesterday.

A BORD Pleanála oral hearing was yesterday told that the Oyster Bank at Ringaskiddy was the most suitable of three sites examined for the Port of Cork’s proposed new €226 million container and cargo terminal.

Shipping giant P&O is to close four of its 13 ferry routes with the loss of about 1,200 jobs, it was announced today.

Shipping group P&O detailed the impact of the foot-and-mouth crisis on passenger numbers today as it warned of more tough times ahead.