14 May 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Michael Ring TD, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport today ‘officially re-launched’ the Youghal Eco-Boardwalk, having performed the original opening back in July 2012. With funding of €200,000 from the Department of the Environment and project managed by the Coastal Management Section of Cork County Council, the... Read More
13 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Fine Gael TD, Jerry Buttimer, has said that services for young people in Cork will be supported by new funding from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Deputy Buttimer was commenting following an announcement of funding for St. Kevin’s Youth Encounter Project and... Read More
13 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The world it is a changin’ Hitherto Taxi/Hackney drivers were the only people who could collect passengers from public places. This wasn’t just for licensing reasons, it was also for practical reasons, as a potential passenger would have now way of knowing that a driver wished to... Read More
5 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport Committee, Deirdre Clune, has said that we should harness the potential of drones, but look to regulate some of their negative uses. Speaking in advance of a debate in the European Parliament on drone technology, Deirdre... Read More
1 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork North Central, Colm Burke has welcomed the news that the national Live Register (which records the number of people claiming unemployment payments) has fallen for the 34th consecutive month and that in Cork the numbers of people signing on has dropped by... Read More
1 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour: what does the name mean to you? The island that houses the Headquarters of the Irish Naval Service? The island which used to house Irish Steel? The island which contains a slag heap of carcinogenic material? Depending on who you ask you... Read More
29 April 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork North Central, Colm Burke has said that “the Government’s Spring Economic Statement shows a real vision to spread the recovery to all corners of Ireland, including Cork.” “The economic recovery is gaining momentum and the Government has a plan to spread its benefits... Read More
27 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP and member of the European Parliaments Tourism Taskforce Deirdre Clune has appealed to bus unions to call off their planned strike action beginning on the May Bank holiday weekend. MEP Clune has said the planned strike will hurt our fragile tourist industry which is... Read More
24 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy TD, Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection, has called on small Irish businesses to gear up for e-commerce and embrace opportunities for innovation in the digital economy. Minister Murphy was speaking at the Smart Business Show in the RDS, which he opened... Read More
21 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “We need to fully implement existing alcohol legislation to protect our nation’s health” Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has today urged the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, to ensure full implementation of Section 9 of the... Read More
29 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central), has said that Ireland will miss out on the benefits of a new proposed EU Touring Visa as we are not a member of the Schengen area. “The European Commission has proposed a new type of visa, the Touring... Read More