top of page 21 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking from the Dáil today Deputy Jonathan O’Brien, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson called on the Minister for Education and Skills to move swiftly to bring forward legislation ensuring that children are not discriminated against in school admission on the basis of their religion. Deputy O’Brien... Read More
top of page 20 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Social Democrats today have confirmed that well known Cobh political expert Ken Curtin will be their candidate in Cork East for the forthcoming general election. Ken is a married father of two girls. He lives in Cobh and plays an active role in... Read More
top of page 20 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that communities across south and southwest Cork will benefit from a €1.5 million upgrade by ESB Networks. “This investment means that over 200 kilometres of medium voltage lines have been upgraded, at a... Read More
top of page 20 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Cork South-West Councillor Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has questioned the detail of the proposals announced in the budget on childcare, warning that the Government has made a number of claims that the small print simply does not stand up. Margaret... Read More
top of page 19 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Half of all families who became homeless in Dublin in August did so because of high rents according to reports in this morning’s Irish Times and Cork City Anti Austerity Alliance Cllr Mick Barry (pictured above) this morning said that the report underlines the need... Read More
top of page 19 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Belgooly engineer Anthony Heery has been shortlisted for the ‘Chartered Engineer of the Year Award’, sponsored by Arup, as part of the national Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2015, it has been announced. Heery has been recognised for his project which focuses on developing better performance... Read More
top of page 19 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Training Centre (CTC) recently presented more than 450 certificates to learners graduating from across 23 training courses including Life Sciences, Beauty Therapy, I.T. Maintenance, Warehouse Operations, Security and Computer Literacy. Approximately 5000 people train, retrain or upskill each year at the Cork Training... Read More
top of page 16 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that a dedicated tourism brand needs to be developed to promote and sell Cork. Deputy Buttimer was commenting following the announcement of a similar initiative for Dublin. “I’m now asking the Minister for Transport,... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Synergy Southwest will take place on Friday 23rd October from 10 am to 1 pm in Charleville Park Hotel. Network Ireland’s Cork, Tipperary and Limerick branches and Kerry Businesswomen’s Network have organised this inter-branch event to promote and celebrate women in leadership roles in... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie ‘Cork North West needs an Independent Voice in Dáil Eireann’ according to the Cork County Mayor, Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea, who has today (15th October 2015) announced he will seek the support of the people of Cork North West in the upcoming general... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has said that new regulations for certain prescription-only medicines will save lives. “I am delighted that these new regulations will give access to life saving medicine in... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Halloween creatures, witches, vampires and talking pumpkins have taken over the private estate Cuskinny Court in Cobh, Co. Cork. The Halloween spell has transformed the Georgian Manor House into “Lord Ghoulsley’s Manor”, an interactive and immersive Halloween experience running from 23rd October until 1st... Read More
