11 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is progressing with plans to construct a state-of-the-art fire station in Kanturk, with a contractor set to be appointed shortly following a competitive tendering process. Works on the construction of the new fire station is to begin within Q1 of 2019. Welcoming the progress of […]
10 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher says he is concerned that by the lack of urgency with which the government is activating contingency plans to protect exposed businesses from a hard Brexit. A series of Parliamentary Question replies reveal that the government has yet […]
9 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites providing Free Christmas Tree Drop-off Services in January All of Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites are drop off centres for Christmas Trees. Trees are free of charge up to January 31st 2019. Where to take your old Christmas tree Macroom Civic […]
27 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher has said that the potential loss of access to the British landbridge arising out of a hard Brexit would place many businesses in jeopardy and that Ireland’s falling competitiveness is risking jobs. Deputy Kelleher has suggested that the […]
23 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD (Fine Gael), today announced record funding awards of €2,751,000 to 108 animal welfare organisations throughout the country involved in protecting animal welfare. The payments will be made with immediate effect. The Minister recalled the major improvements in […]
22 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today confirmed the continuation of the supports from his Department for the early removal of PI (persistently infected) calves under the national Bovine Viral Disease (BVD) Eradication Programme in 2019. Minister Creed expressed his satisfaction […]
21 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, and Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed TD has today (Friday) welcomed confirmation of the publication of tender documents for the construction contract for the N22 Macroom-Baile Bhuirne bypass scheme. The documents are to be published on eTenders the Government’s electronic tendering platform administered by the […]
19 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Five schools based in Cork East Constituency have been successful in securing funding under the Summer Works Scheme according to Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton. This scheme is operated by the Department of Education and […]
18 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie San Paula in Sunday’s Well is Cork’s biggest one-off sale of 2018 The sale of San Paula on Orchard Road (a small road between Victoria Cross and Dennehys Cross, which links to College Road) is the largest one-off property transaction recorded in Cork so far this year. Data from […]
17 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At separately held SGMs, the shareholders of North Cork Co-operative Creameries (Kanturk, Co. Cork) and Newtownsandes Co-operative (Located in Moyvane, Co Kerry) have resoundingly approved the merger of the two Societies, which had been unanimously recommended to members by their respective Boards. The merger will be completed in […]