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26 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork North Cental Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning said that the Dail’s Future of Healthcare committee must address the issue of the ownership of publicly-funded hospitals by religious institutions in the wake of the National Maternity Hospital controversy. Deputy Barry, Solidarity-PBP’s representative on the Future of Healthcare...
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26 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Sports Clubs Go Racing at Cork Racecourse Mallow Hudson Taylor in Concert After Racing ‘Cork Sports Clubs Go Racing’ is a new fundraising initiative created by Cork Racecourse Mallow to allow local sports clubs to fundraise for their respective clubs at their race-meeting on Friday evening, May 5th....
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24 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour TD Sean Sherlock has called for an increase in funding for energy efficiency across Cork city and county as a practical way to combat climate change and reduce costs for families and their home heating bills. “Climate change is not a far flung idea anymore,” said Deputy...
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24 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Staff shortage crisis needs to be rectified by the HSE Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher has said that Minister Harris needs to come up a detailed, realistic plan to recruit the staff the Irish health service needs to function at full capacity. Deputy Kelleher was commenting...
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23 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Castlemagner Sinsir Club will host their annual Dawn Chorus Walk in the north Cork village of Castlemagner on the morning of Saturday, April 29th starting at 5am, with funds raised going to the Intensive Care Unit of the Mercy University Hospital Cork. The four mile walk, with pick-up...
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21 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork MEP Liadh Ní Riada (Sinn Fein) has said the state must rethink its approach to the role of religious orders in running health and education institutions. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after it was revealed that the government has gifted a €300 million state-funded National Maternity...
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19 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Labour Spokesperson on Climate Change Sean Sherlock has dismissed the Government’s intention to introduce its own bill to ban plastic microbeads as “time wasting.” “There is no reason for the Government to introduce their own bill,” said Deputy Sherlock. “We have been promised new politics, but nearly every...
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18 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A satellite channel which originates in Cork has announced that it’s programming will now also be available online via it’s own website. Hot Country TV had been broadcasting for eight years. It has a studio in a City suburb, and in Ballydesmond. It features Irish country music. ‘Hot...
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18 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning voiced strong opposition to plans to make the Sisters of Charity the sole owners of the new National Maternity Hospital. Deputy Barry is a member of the Dail’s Committee on the Future of Healthcare which is due to issue...
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16 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of a joint operation with Gardaí from Fermoy and Portlaoise a house was searched at Rathealy Road, Fermoy yesterday. During the course of the search Gardaí discovered approximately 320 cannabis plants with an approximate street value of €250,000. Three males (38,51 and 55 years) were arrested...
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15 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water is advising Tidy Towns Committees in Cork that the closing date for submission of entries for the 2017 Irish Water Tidy Towns Value Water Awards is May 25th. This award recognises communities that have made a strong commitment to water conservation and water protection. The national water...
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14 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed T.D., Coillte Chairman, John Moloney and Coillte Chief Executive, Fergal Leamy were in Macroom, Co Cork this week to launch Coillte Premium Partners, a new private forestry partnership product by the national commercial forestry company. Coillte Premium Partners...
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