Couple accused of £2m fraud


A WELL-KNOWN local GAA figure has been accused of making false tax returns to claim over £2 million in VAT repayments in what is believed to be one of the county’s biggest ever tax fraud cases.


Bag tax gives a new lease of life to cottage


MONEY derived from the 5p levy on shopping bags will mean that a unique, 300-year old thatched cottage in the Derrylin area can be converted into a community meeting place for people in the area to get together.