Check your passport validity

26 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East Constituency Fine Gael TD, David Stanton, has emphasised the need for anybody considering travelling abroad for business or pleasure to make sure they have a valid, up to date passport prior to booking any flight, ferry or accommodation abroad. Deputy Stanton said: “The stress that people... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

26th January, 2023

‘Community and care workers without a pay rise in 13 years’

26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Indefensible to leave health, community and care workers without a pay rise in 13 years Labour health spokesperson, Duncan Smith and cork city rep Peter Horgan have tonight called on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to name a date for talks at Workplace Relations Commission in a final... Read More

EDUCATION, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

12th January, 2023

SURVEY: Does South Cork need more playgrounds?

12 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has said that there needs to be an increase in general play areas in the southside of Cork and called on parents of young children to engage with his survey on the matter. “The pandemic brought home how important it is to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS, SPORT

10th January, 2023

HEALTH: Mallow Hospital could be solution to Cork Cities Hospital overcrowding

10 January 2023 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Party TD for Cork East, Seán Sherlock has tonight called for the rapid expansion of a paramedic treatment pilot scheme and for the fast tracking of the building works at Mallow General Hospital in order to relieve severe overcrowding pressures on Cork hospitals. Deputy Sherlock said: “Level... Read More

HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

19th November, 2022

OUT OF ORDER: Cork City Public Bike Scheme

17 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Centre: Previously sponsored by Coca Cola’s Coke Zero, it’s reported that the quality of the bike rental scheme has fallen since that sponsorship ended – its now branded as TFI’s BikeShare.ie Labour Party Cork city Rep Peter Horgan has called for an audit of the bike... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

6th September, 2022

EDUCATION POLITICS: School bus problems roll on

6 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has called on the “Fianna Fáil led Department of Education” to fast track appeals from parents on school transport appeals as many parents were left with no seat this week, with no sign of additional capacity on the horizon. “The idea that Dublin... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

29th August, 2022

There are laws against allowing your dog foul on a pavement, but there is little enforcement

29 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of the Marina consultation that closed recently, Labour Party Local Rep Peter Horgan has sought for the Marina to become a test bed for enhanced enforcement on dog fouling “The provision of dog fouling bins and bags for people walking the Marina to clean up after... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

26th July, 2022

When will Killavullen Boil Water Notice end?

26 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork TD Seán Sherlock – whose constituency includes much of County Cork – has received an update on the Killavullen Boil Water Notice “I recently wrote to the Fianna Fáil Minister responsible for water, Darragh O’Brien to seek his intervention in resources to deal with the Killavullen Boil... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

16th July, 2022

DOUGLAS: Public need more information on proposed bridge over Mangala a.k.a. Ballybrack woods

16 July 2022, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Douglas Labour Party Rep Peter Horgan has said following the public meeting in the Mangala on Friday evening against the NTA Ballybrack Bridge that the State Agency must listen to the people who live and leisure in the area, not desktop exercises from Dublin. “The anger from... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

12th July, 2022

Douglas needs to be protected from Dublin based An Bord Pleanala

12 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Labour’s Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has sought protected status for the Fingerpost in Douglas, along with the Mangala Valley, in light of plans to remove the roundabout in favour of a signalised junction and construct a new road over the Ballybrack Woods. “The Fingerpost... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

9th July, 2022

Upgrade of Mallow to Mitchelstown Road

9 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dangerous stretch between N73 Clogher Cross and Waterdyke a step closer Seán Sherlock TD (who is elected in Cork East – which includes part of North County Cork) has confirmed the contractor for the works on the N73 Clogher Cross to Waterdyke, on the Mallow to Mitchelstown Road.... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

24th March, 2022

VIDEO: Ivana Bacik elected as Labour Leader

24 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over the weekend TheCork.ie reported that the Cork South Central branch of Labour nominated Ivana Bacik for Labour Party Leader. Constituency Chairperson Shane O’Meara was quoted as saying “She went to school in Cloughduv, and later in St. Lukes, Cork City. The process of leadership selection involves constituency... Read More

LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS