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1 April 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East James O’Connor, in recent weeks, urged families to apply for School Transport Scheme early this year to ensure they don’t miss out on a place for their children. Deputy O’Connor said first time users can now apply for the State backed School...
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30 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Allow other countries’ air-traffic controllers manage flights crossing France – says Cork based MEP “It is simply farcical that ongoing strike action by French Traffic Controllers is causing the cancellation of flights that aren’t even taking off or landing in France,” said Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher. Kelleher...
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25 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Jim O’Callaghan Overtaken As Favourite To Lead Fianna Fáil – Money Going Down On Leadership Contest A tight battle could be on the cards to succeed Micheál Martin as leader of Fianna Fáil according to BoyleSports, who now puts Michael McGrath in pole position for the top job after halving his...
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25 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has delivered nine new social housing apartments at a former Christian Brothers School on Main Street, Charleville, Cork. The project is the latest in a growing list of innovative social housing projects delivered by Peter McVerry Trust that specialises...
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19 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-West Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed Government plans for heritage-led regeneration in Macroom, Co Cork. Macroom is one of 11 historic towns picked to share €1.3 million funding under the 2023 Historic Towns Initiative (HTI). The funding will help to provide jobs through heritage-led...
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15 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie MEP calls for Irish banks to move swiftly to introduce instant bank transfers Cork based Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has said that Irish retail banks must catch up with other European banks by introducing instant transfers between IBAN accounts. Kelleher, a member of the European Parliament’s Economic...
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8 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor has called for the contract with the NCT operator not to be renewed over the “serious mismanagement” of the testing service. The Cork East TD said the Government must “fix” the unacceptable delays in the car testing service. “There’s a backlog of 400,000...
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15 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Transport James O’Connor TD has confirmed on-board catering services on Irish Rail services are due to return from March. Deputy O’Connor has been assured by Irish Rail CEO Jim Meade that services will be reinstated from the end of next month on a phased...
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11 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD for Cork North-West, Aindrias Moynihan, has said construction workers will no longer miss out on a day’s wages when renewing their Safe Pass following the launch of a new online portal. Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme aimed at raising...
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2 February 2023 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Hundreds of thousands of PAYE workers entitled to tax refund after overpayment of tax Fianna Fáil TD Aindrias Moynihan has urged PAYE taxpayers to file an income tax return as they may be due a refund for overpaid taxes. The Cork North West TD has been informed...
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1 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD Christopher O’Sullivan has called for an extension of the 9% Vat rate for hairdressers. The Cork South West TD described west Cork as the “wedding capital of Ireland”, adding that the area would be negatively impacted by the rate returning to 13.5%. He told the...
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31 January 2023 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has urged people to have their say on the management of Ireland’s national wild deer population. A public consultation is underway to gather views on issues being caused by increased deer numbers. The consultation will end on February 10....
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