30 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin deputy Mental Health spokesperson Pat Buckley TD has called on the Government to begin the process of ratifying the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and update patients’ rights legislation accordingly. He made his comments on the 10th anniversary of the signature... Read More
28 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East and Labour TD Seán Sherlock questioned Minister for Justice Francis Fitzgerald during the debate on the Garda Management yesterday in Dáil Eireann. “If the Minister has faith in the Policing Authority and if she has known about this since June 2016, why did she leave it... Read More
By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 27 March 2017 Collaboration between fishermen and scientists focuses on conservation Cork fisherman Oran Roche was celebrated recently at an Information Day hosted by Inland Fisheries Ireland in Athlone. Oran, from Clashmore, Co. Cork has been working with Inland Fisheries Ireland in the delivery of a Scientific Eel Fishery in... Read More
27 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Co Cork has risen 0.7% to €136,000 in the last three months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. Property prices in the county have risen by 7.9% in the past year, the survey has found.... Read More
24 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie O’Donnells crisps have unveiled a new flavour – Ballymaloe Relish and Cheddar Cheese. This collaboration sees two household Irish brands coming together. O’Donnells and Ballymaloe Foods Ed O’Donnell of O’Donnells Crisps said: “We are delighted to work with one of our favourite brands to develop this unique new... Read More
24 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fastnet – The Talent Group – has launched a new division to service the role of talent management within multinational and indigenous companies in Ireland. The establishment of the division is a response to the ever-increasing challenge for companies not just to attract, but to keep valued... Read More
24 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie November Alfa One Sierra Sierra (NA1SS) – do you copy? Students from Cork ETB school, Glanmire Community College and Tallaght Community School will make history this year, as they have been announced as the first Irish schools who will make direct radio contact with the International Space Station... Read More
23 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Broadband provier ‘enet’ has announced a new contract to supply superfast broadband network connectivity to numerous schools in County Cork through the 100Mbs for Schools project run by the national educational and research network HEAnet on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. Over 40 post-primary schools... Read More
22 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Liadh na Riada MEPSinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has urged the Department of Agriculture to continue to accept paper applications for CAP payments such as TAMS, SFP and BPS as well as online ones. The Ireland South MEP made the request after it emerged that such applications... Read More
22 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has called on the Government to support a Sinn Féin motion to establish a Truth Commission to investigate conditions at Mother and Baby Homes across the state following the revelations of mass graves at a home which had operated in... Read More
22 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The third of four regional finals in this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards took place in the Limerick Strand Hotel last night where 60 awards were presented to the country’s leading chefs, restaurants and pubs. Over 600 people attended the Munster Regional Final on Tuesday evening where the... Read More
21 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Workers’ Party in Cork has condemned the presence of what it referred to as “armed machine-gunners onboard a US warship” docked at Cobh today. Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan said the presence of the destroyer is a “flagrant breach of Irish neutrality” and the “action-ready... Read More
