26 November 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Barnardos CEO Fergus Finlay has delivered the keynote address at an awareness morning for the Hands Up for Children campaign in Cork today. The campaign is a coalition of organisations from around the country, which is calling for preventative and early interventions for children and families to be... Read More
20 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A public meeting will be held in Clonakilty tonight and will focus on the need for greater community care for older people, the future of nursing homes and district hospital and Home Care support. Councillor Margaret Murphy O’Mahony, the Fianna Fáil Dáil candidate in Cork South West, is... Read More
16 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As thousands await repossession, just 119 Mortgage to Rents approved As thousands of family homes are in the pipeline for repossession, a paltry 119 Mortgage-to-Rent transactions have been approved nationally so far, according to data released to Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath. Deputy McGrath stated,... Read More
14 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie How many times have you tried to buy some tiny item in a shop and have had to say “I’m sorry I only have a 50 [euro note]… from the ATM”? Maybe its a throwback to Celtic Tiger when a 50 euro note was the minimum people... Read More
13 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin TD has appointed the Party’s Frontbench Health Spokesperson Billy Kelleher TD as Director of Elections for the General Election campaign. Deputy Martin commented, “Billy was first elected to the Dáil in 1997 and has a wide range of experience, having served as... Read More
12 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Are you paying too much for your car insurance? Premiums have risen by 5.9% in one month, or a massive 30% over the last year Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath is based in Carrigaline, Cork. He has described the increase in motor insurance premiums revealed... Read More
9 November 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.,ie Members of Cork County Council have voted by a substantial majority, 42 votes in favour with eight against, to adopt the Annual Budget 2016. Not since 2008 have commercial rates levied by Cork County Council been increased and the adoption yesterday by Council of the Annual Budget for... Read More
8 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Share price likely to fall sharply as part of capital re-organisation Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (from Carrigaline, Co Cork) has called on stockbrokers trading in AIB shares to bring to the attention of investors the high risk nature of purchasing the stock. He was... Read More
6 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie FOI material released under the Freedom of Information Act to the Fianna Fáil election candidate for Cork South-West (Cork County Cllr Margaret Murphy O’Mahony) has revealed that Cork has been double hit by cuts to the Leader programme. County Cork received around €54m from 2007-2014 but this was... Read More
5 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie There is a whiff of an election in the air, various personages throughout Cork are attaching themselves to issues, and yesterday one of Ireland’s best known brands delivered an issue that everyone cares about on a silver platter. The issue? Money. Bank of Ireland appear – in... Read More
5 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork County Cllr – Frank O’Flynn – who is Chairman of the Cork County Joint Policing Authority addressed the Cork County public meeting of the JPC in County Hall recently on the theme of Community Policing in County Cork. Cllr. O’Flynn’s stated that the major concerns... Read More
29 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the Fianna Fáil party must stop scaremongering on Garda numbers, adding that they have got their figures on Garda retirements all wrong. “Fianna Fáil TDs are going around trying to frighten people by saying that 1,500... Read More
