11 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Motor Insurance drops by 14% – but more work to do – says Buttimer Senator Jerry Buttimer says that new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which show a 14% drop in the cost of motor insurance is good news for Cork motorists. CSO figures show the […]
10 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has confirmed that Irish Water are to address water issues in the Kilkeran and Rathbarry area. Currently residents and businesses in the area are subject to poor water quality and an unreliable supply. Commenting […]
9 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed Government grants towards a total investment in excess of €200,000 in four local aquaculture companies. Senator Lombard said: “EMFF [European Maritime and Fisheries Fund] funding of €95,245 has been granted to four of our local aquaculture companies here in […]
7 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are 4,782 fewer people on the Live Register in Cork compared to this time last year, Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer has said. This comes as the number of people signing on the Live Register last month fell to the lowest level since September 2008. Senator Buttimer […]
7 September 2017 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD (Fine Gael) has congratulated Cork North Central TD Dara Murphy (Fine Gael) on his appointment as Campaign Director for the European People’s Party (EPP), across the European Union, for the 2019 European Elections. The EPP is the largest party in the European Parliament. Fine […]
7 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Kevin “Boxer” Moran, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, is pleased to announce receipt of notification that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Paschal Donohoe T.D., has formally confirmed the River Fealge (Clonakilty) Flood Relief Scheme. […]
6 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie The latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that Cork people are making progress against litter pollution but we need more community involvement to tackle the problem, said Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard. The latest IBAL survey shows improvements in cleanliness across the country […]
6 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Following a competitive public procurement procedure under the 2017 Rural Innovation and Development Fund, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced the three successful projects that will receive funding totalling €367,000, to promote and develop social farming projects in rural areas. Minister […]
6 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein’s refusal to engage in the parliamentary process is harming Ireland, a Cork Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “The European Union Withdrawal Bill starts to make its way through the House of Commons this week. Meanwhile seven Sinn Fein MPs stand idly by […]
4 September 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie What: Politician using Skype When: Wednesdays 8pm Where: Politician may be in Dublin, constituents will be in West Cork It will be recalled that in the year 2000 a Dublin Cllr – Eoin Costello – launched an ‘online clinic’. It was the height of sophistication using an implementation of live […]