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Serving Cork for 120 years EE - V1 EDITION NO. 34,811 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 RRP: e1.50 Recommended retail price €1.50 16.01.13 In your bumper 24-page How to look like a film star PLUS Globe fashion hits — and misses TONIGHT WEATHER F L: 5°C Generally cloudy; shower early Winds: W at 4-8 mph R Tadhg O’Leary of O’Shea’s Pharmacy, Blackpool: Vehemently opposed to the move. Picture: Larry Cummins Totally unacceptable ‘Blanket of gloom’ over Blackpool BLACKPOOL business owners say a blanket of gloom has been hanging over the village since plans to relocate their post office were announced. They say livelihoods will be lost and even more young people will have to emigrate if the planned move to the nearby Blackpool Shopping Centre goes ahead next month as planned. A statement from the Blackpool Village Traders Association this morning said: “This is our lifeline. Many small businesses most of whom have served the people of Blackpool for three generations are under threat of closure if this move goes ahead. There are 86 jobs at risk in the village.” Tadhg O’Leary of O’Shea’s Pharmacy in the village added: “Businesses are clinging on by a weak thread. Third-generation families of the area in particular are vehemently opposed to the move. “If residents of the village are forced to emigrate, the community element will be lost completely. ” ● See page nine for more. Minister vows ‘no nonsense’ on burger crisis By RONAN BAGNALL MINISTER for Agriculture Simon Coveney today vowed to take a no- nonsense approach to protect the Irish meat industry after horse and pig meats were found in frozen burgers. Minister Coveney said it was “totally unacceptable” that people were unknow- ingly eating meats they did not want. But he stressed that the controversy was nothing like health scares of the past, such as the BSE scandal. “There are no health concerns here but it is totally unacceptable that consumers are eating products that they do not want to eat, such as horse meat,” he said. His department was taking a tough stance to ensure the reputation of an industry worth €3bn a year to Ireland and which employs more than 100,000 people, he added. His comments come as one of the factor- ies at the centre of horse meat controversy, Silvercrest in Monaghan, recalled 10 million burgers today. Silvercrest supplied the Tesco Everyday Value Burgers that had 29% horse meat. Paul Finnerty, chief executive of ABP Food Group, which owns Silvercrest, blamed a beef-based product that was ● Continued on page two. By SARAH HORGAN SEE OUR EXCITING RANGE OF ROMAN BLINDS SALE Old Mallow Rd, Cork Tel. 021-4280400 Unit 5. Eastside S.C. Ballincollig Tel. 021-4876805 At The Rock, Midleton Tel. 021-4639052 140 Bank Place, Mallow Tel. 022-51666 Patrick Street, Fermoy Tel. 025-30886 Unit 4. Casement Street, Clonakility Tel. 023-8858945 VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS NOW ON PRICES SLASHED ON ALL BLINDS FREE MEASURING & FITTING SERVICE EXCELLENT CHOICE OF FABRICS AT THE GENUINE SALE serving the people of Cork for over 50 years

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User:rorynoonanDate:16/01/2013Time:15:16:03Edition:16/01/2013Wedwedecho160113Page:1Color:

S e r v i n g C o r k f o r 1 2 0 y e a r s

EE - V1

EDITION NO. 34,811WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 RRP: e1.50

Recommendedretail price

€1.50

16.01.13

In yourbumper24-page

How to looklike a film star

PLUSGlobefashionhits —

andmisses

TONIGHT

WEATHER F

L: 5°CGenerally

cloudy; showerearly

Winds: W at4-8 mph

R F

Tadhg O’Leary of O’Shea’s Pharmacy, Blackpool: Vehemently opposed to the move. Picture: Larry Cummins

Totally unacceptable

‘Blanket of gloom’over Blackpool

BLACKPOOL business owners say a blanket of gloomhas been hanging over the village since plans torelocate their post office were announced.They say livelihoods will be lost and even more youngpeople will have to emigrate if the planned move to thenearby Blackpool Shopping Centre goes ahead nextmonth as planned. A statement from the BlackpoolVillage Traders Association this morning said: “This isour lifeline. Many small businesses most of whom haveserved the people of Blackpool for three generationsare under threat of closure if this move goes ahead.There are 86 jobs at risk in the village.”Tadhg O’Leary of O’Shea’s Pharmacy in the villageadded: “Businesses are clinging on by a weak thread.Third-generation families of the area in particular arevehemently opposed to the move.“If residents of the village are forced to emigrate, thecommunity element will be lost completely. ”● See page nine for more.

Minister vows ‘no nonsense’ on burger crisisBy RONAN BAGNALL

MINISTER forAgriculture SimonCoveney today vowed to take ano-nonsense approach to protect theIrish meat industry after horseand pig meats were found infrozen burgers.

Minister Coveney said it was “totallyunacceptable” that people were unknow-ingly eating meats they did not want.

But he stressed that the controversy wasnothing like health scares of the past, such

as the BSE scandal. “There are no healthconcerns here but it is totally unaccept-able that consumers are eating productsthat they do not want to eat, such as horsemeat,” he said.

His department was taking a tough

stance to ensure the reputation of an in-dustry worth €3bn a year to Ireland andwhich employs more than 100,000 people,he added.

His comments come as one of the factor-ies at the centre of horse meat contro-versy, Silvercrest in Monaghan, recalled10 million burgers today.

Silvercrest supplied the Tesco EverydayValue Burgers that had 29% horse meat.

Paul Finnerty, chief executive of ABPFood Group, which owns Silvercrest,blamed a beef-based product that was● Continued on page two.

By SARAH HORGAN

SEE OUR EXCITING RANGE OF ROMAN BLINDS

SALE

Old Mallow Rd,CorkTel. 021-4280400

Unit 5. EastsideS.C. BallincolligTel. 021-4876805

At The Rock,MidletonTel. 021-4639052

140 Bank Place,MallowTel. 022-51666