top of page 13 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning stated that any attempt to cut the speaking time of smaller parties in the Dail will meet with opposition and resistance. His comments came as this morning’s Irish Independent runs a front page story quoting Micheal... Read More
top of page 9 June 2017 By Tom Collins bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney, today (9 June) announced that he will be moving quickly to begin implementing the report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork. Minister Coveney established the group last October to make... Read More
top of page 9 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council welcomes the Expert Group Report on the future of local government in Cork city and county, which recommends keeping two seperate councils, and expending the City’s territory Cork City Council has welcomed the publication today by Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and... Read More
top of page 9 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD, Micheál Martin has welcomed the “ditching” of the proposed merger of Cork City and County Councils by the Government. “For nearly two years, I have been warning that this proposal would be bad for Cork, and bad for the entire South... Read More
top of page 9 June 2017, 10am By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Housing Minister Simon Coveney to unveil long awaited Mackinnon Report this morning All will be revealed at 11am when Minister Coveney unveils the report which had been due to be published two months ago, but had to wait until after the Fine Gael leadership... Read More
top of page 9 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bruan@TheCork.ie Bawnmore wind farm, near Macroom, Co Cork will hosting a Walk and Talk Open Day on Friday the 16th of June to mark Global Wind Day 2017 and showcase the positive power of wind. Global Wind Day is an international event that celebrates the power and the... Read More
top of page 6 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cope Foundation has launched its flagship fundraising campaign that encourages people across Cork to plant Flowers of Hope seeds to help children and adults with an intellectual disability or autism to “grow, blossom and fulfil their own unique potential”. Jonathan Healy, Presenter with... Read More
top of page 6 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This month marks the 60th year since the formation of the Seandun Macra na Feirme Region. To mark the occassion, former Seandun Chairperson and historian Jim Fitzgerald, Knockraha, gives a recount of the formation of the Seandun Macra region. In 1944, Steven Cullinane and a... Read More
top of page 5 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s Most Popular Visitor Attractions Revealed A year of strong growth reflected as Fáilte Ireland publishes list of the nation’s best performing tourism attractions in 2016 Fáilte Ireland, today, have published their annual list of Ireland’s top visitor attractions with most attractions registering strong growth... Read More
top of page 3 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Contracts to be signed on Freshwater Pear Mussel Investigations this month Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said that although he expects progress on the promised flood relief works in Baile Bhuirne and Ballymakeera later this summer; the process has been painfully slow. Deputy... Read More
top of page 2 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Government must fulfil commitments to change scheme Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan says the Government must honour its commitment to review the impact of the Fair Deal Scheme on farmers and family businesses such as shops or rural pubs. Deputy Moynihan made the comments as... Read More
top of page 1 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie North Cork Independent Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea this week welcomed the announcement that almost €5m will be allocated this year by Cork County Council to the people of County Cork who need to adapt their homes. The Housing Adaptation Scheme assists older people,... Read More
