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28th June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr. Des Cahill, intends to work with Cork Chamber and IDA Ireland to ensure that Cork is well positioned to benefit from Brexit. The Lord Mayor said: “The world’s leading companies are located in Cork because they recognise the fantastic blend of...
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28 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has expressed his delight with confirmation of plans by Cork County Council to enhance and maintain the condition of the “Halfway” roundabout. Halfway is a small village, so named because it is Halfway between Cork City and Bandon....
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25 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last evening Cork City got a new Lord Mayor, his name is Des Cahill, Cllr Des Cahill. Below is his maiden speech A Chomhairleoirí, Táim fíor, fíor buíoch daoibh as ucht an onóir iontach atá bronnta ormsa anocht anseo i Halla na Cathrach,Cathair Chorcaí. Rugadh agus tógadh mé...
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21 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, and the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, that the Government is to provide fathers with two weeks of paid paternity leave. “The Paternity Bill will be formally published...
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16 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has been appointed as Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD. Speaking after the appointment Deputy Daly said: “I am honoured to have been appointed Chair of the Oireachtas Committee...
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13 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Simon Coveney (Cork T.D)., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (13 June, 2016) announced funding of €16.409m over the coming three years to 70 national community and voluntary organisations. The funding is under a new round of the Scheme to Support National Organisations in the...
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9 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has called on the Agriculture Minister (Cork TD Michael Creed of Fine Gael) to intervene to speed up the TAMS application process. Since the introduction of the scheme last year, more than 5,000 applications have been lodged but...
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8 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD has announced the appointment of Senator Jerry Buttimer as Leader of the Seanad. The Taoiseach said: “I am pleased to appoint Senator Jerry Buttimer as Leader of the new Seanad which meets for the first time today. Jerry has gained considerable parliamentary...
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26 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy TD, Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and the EU Digital Single Market, today welcomed the findings of a new Red C poll commissioned by European Movement Ireland, which shows that Irish support for the European Union remains very high and is growing, in...
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20 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New route is critical to Cork economy Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has expressed concern at the ongoing delays to the granting of a license by U.S. authorities for Norwegian Air International’s Cork to Boston route, and is working to ensure the new route...
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14 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the appointment of a contractor for the River Ilen Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme is to be announced in the coming week. “The imminent announcement of a contractor marks great progress for the Skibbereen Flood Relief...
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11 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has rejected claims made by US Presidential hopeful, Senator Bernie Sanders, that Norwegian Airlines International is merely a flag of convenience. She has compared the opposition to Norwegian Airlines flying between Cork and Shannon airports and the United States, to the...
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