Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I remember that after the Betelgeuse disaster some 40 years ago the town was on its knees. A Tidy Towns committee, some members of which have gone to their eternal reward, has been beavering away for decades and it finally won the big prize yesterday. It is nice to acknowledge the tremendous work it has been doing in a remote town like Bantry.