11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A social media analysis by Cork-based Mulley Communications of the social media accounts of political parties has shown that Sinn Féin has the biggest following across all social media networks while Leo Varadkar is the party leader with the most followers on social media. Sinn Féin has the... Read More
6 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have welcomed the increase in fines for motorists parking on footpaths, cycle lanes and bus lanes. Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, today signed regulations doubling the fixed charge penalty for motorists caught parking on footpaths, cycle tracks and bus lanes from €40 to... Read More
1 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork city councillor, Oliver Moran, has been elected to a two-year term on the Executive Committee of the Green Party. He will join party leader, Eamon Ryan, and deputy leader, Catherine Martin, on the committee, which is responsible for the medium and long-term development of the party. Separately,... Read More
16 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork City Council have welcomed provision for Local Area Committee budgets in the budget agreed for the city. Last year, local ward budgets were funded through an unexpected funding by central government of lost rates revenue to the city. This year, they have been... Read More
16 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork City Council have welcomed provision for a full-time Biodiversity Officer in the budget agreed for the city. Last year, the party secured a new Trees Officer, who began work earlier this year. The Biodiversity Officer will take position in 2022 and will be... Read More
2 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie To take part in the consultation process, visit: https://busconnects.ie/busconnects-cork/ The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today published its Draft New Bus Network for Cork. The redesign of the bus network is one of the nine key elements of BusConnects Cork that aims to transform the city’s bus system, making... Read More
4 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork presented the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, with a list of complaints about the bus service to Glanmire at a meeting of Cabinet in Cork today. Stories of poor service on the route were forwarded to Green Party councillor, Oliver Moran, by members... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Greens to host public webinar, ‘Dereliction’, on September 23rd at 7pm We are beginning to see more clearly the vacant and derelict buildings all around us while we are in the midst of a housing and environmental crisis. It is time for a much more informed... Read More
17 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have welcomed the recommendations of the report of the Night-time Economy Task Force for Cork City Cork City has been identified as a location to pilot a food activation plan integrated into the wider night-time offering of the city. This would focus on... Read More
14 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have welcomed agreement on the final 200m of the Glanmire greenway A Monday’s night’s council meeting, Cork City Council agreed to route the greenway alongside Aldi in Riverstown, connecting it with the Hazelwood Road, avoiding other controversial proposals. Speaking after the meeting, Green... Read More
30 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed news that a warning letter has been issued to Lidl in Churchfield – on the Northside of Cork City (near the brownbrick eir mast building) – in relation to the business not providing electric car charging points and sufficient cycle stands... Read More
25 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie MEPs vote for new Climate Law calling on all citizens to “Play their Part” The European Parliament has today voted to adopt the new EU Climate Law. They are calling for ambitious 2030 and 2040 emissions reduction targets. The European Climate Law proposes a legally binding target of... Read More