25 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, has welcomed the recent allocation of €38.4 million in EU funding for the Port of Cork. This substantial investment, provided by the EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, will facilitate the construction of... Read More
24 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie If you were hoping that the RTE debacle would make the Government abolish the TV licence then we have bad news. Not only it is being retained, there are going to be be “new collection and compliance measures”, with technological improvements. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,... Read More
23 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael select Cllrs Shane O’Callaghan and Una McCarthy to contest constituency in General Election Councillors Shane O’Callaghan and Una McCarthy been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Cork South Central constituency at the next General Election. The two Cork councillors were selected at... Read More
10 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Councillor, TD, MEP, and Minister – Simon Coveney held almost every political office, now after a quarter of century he is stepping down – time for new personal direction – and renewal in FG The 52-year-old Cork South Central TD Simon Coveney has announced on the Neil Prendeville... Read More
13 June 2024 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Newly re-elected Fine Gael Cork City Councillor Shane O’Callaghan has confirmed that he intends to seek the party’s nomination to run in the forthcoming General Election in Cork South Central. Cllr O’Callaghan, who recently topped the poll and was elected on the first count in the Cork City... Read More
7 May 2024 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South, has highlighted the benefits of repurposing vacant and derelict properties for new use, such as housing, through renovation and energy upgrade works. “We have an abundance of vacant properties plotted around Ireland that could be repurposed as comfortable homes if renovation and... Read More
6 May 2024 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie John Mullins, A fine Gael Ireland South candidate for European elections and former CEO of Bord Gais and Renewable Energy Entrepreneur has issued a statement on wind farms: “I welcome the progress of the Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) process. As part of this process four sites have... Read More
3 May 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie First Female Admiral of Royal Cork Yacht Club, former Minister Simon Coveney, and key partners launch an action-packed programme for Volvo Cork Week 2024, which will welcome 10,000 sailors and attendees to Crosshaven and beyond. Volvo Cork Week, one of the most anticipated events on the global sailing... Read More
27 April 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics Fine Gael European Election hopeful John Mullins is a first-time candidate for the European Elections. He is a Trustee of the party. He is entering politics from a business and civic background. Today he handed in his nomination papers at the office of the relevant European Returning... Read More
22 April 2024 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork County Council marked its milestone 125th anniversary with a day of commemoration starting with a Special Meeting of Council where the echoes of history were highlighted as the 1899-minute book was proudly displayed. As official proceedings ended, guests gathered in the Cork County Hall foyer where the... Read More
17 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The well known Cork Businessman John Mullins is running running as a Fine Gael candidate in the European Elections “We must also support the simplification of the CAP which is being proposed by the EU” “We must look after our farmers and ensure that they get a fair... Read More