Towns urged to form representative bodies

Towns are being urged to form elected representative organisations which can have regular meetings with county councillors on the new West Cork Municipal District to discuss items of mutual interest.

Members of that new forum say they want more information from grassroots organisations about problems they may face, because they are not getting this type of information since town councils were abolished last June.

Cllr Joe Carroll (FF) said county councillors should also be meeting representatives from some of the former town councils in the West Cork region.