NEW figures show that social housing applicants in Cork county have less than a one-in-100 chance of being successful when they bid on a vacant council house under the local authority’s online application process.

COUNTY HALL has been asked to explain why it is selling a house in the heart of Douglas Village for just €84,000.

DEVELOPMENT of a new Lidl store on the last greenfield site in Douglas will come before An Bord Pleanála for the second time.

CONDITIONAL permission has been granted for a Lidl store on the last greenfield site left in Douglas Village, despite a number of objections.

UPGRADE works at the South Douglas Road to replace a busy roundabout with traffic lights look likely to proceed in the coming months after the plans were revised due to local residents' concerns. .

PLANNING for flood defences in Douglas and Togher is to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála in 'the next six to eight weeks', according to the project's engineers.

A Public Information Day on the Douglas Flood Relief Scheme, including the Togher Culvert Scheme will be held in Douglas Community Centre on Tuesday.

This time last year, Cork woman Jane Riordan was at her wits end trying to find suitable accommodation.