13 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Cork City Council Candidate Peter Horgan has again called on Ministers Shane Ross and Charlie Flanagan to initiate Operation Freeflow in Cork in order to avoid the city and surrounding roads becoming like Dublin. “The report from Inrix today shows once again the issues affecting Dublin traffic, […]
13 February 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork East TD Seán Sherlock sought support for early childhood workers and educators across Cork this week in the Dáil as the Labour Party moved their motion to guarantee a fair start for every child. “The issue of qualifications is important,” said Deputy Sherlock. “Staff in the sector […]
6 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Representative Peter Horgan has recently encouraged residents in the Maryborough Hill area of Douglas to be vigilant of activity late at night and to ensure that all windows and doors are locked as well as cars with valuables. “A number of residents around Maryborough Hill, […]
11 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Spokesperson for Children and Youth Affairs, Cork TD Sean Sherlock, has called for a coordinated response to the revelations of over 300 alleged victims of abuse within Scouting Ireland. Commenting today Deputy Sherlock said: “These figures released by Minister Zappone of over 300 alleged victims of abuse […]
11 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Representative Peter Horgan has called on all authorities to use the Christmas and New Year to develop a comprehensive traffic management plan for Blackrock, Ballintemple and Ballinlough ahead of the Rod Stewart concerts in Pairc Ui Chaoimh next May. “We have seen the impact on […]
8 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has reiterated his call for the local authority and the Government to provide once off assistance to people with trees on private land that are in danger of coming down in extreme weather events. “I am getting tired of seeing dangerous situations […]
23 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Local Election Candidate Peter Horgan has said that the new City Council next May should allow a system of representations in person directly to Council, following a series of issues where those who the Council is meant to serve have felt isolated and shut down. “We’ve had […]
8 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has reiterated his call for Cork City Council and the Government to provide once off assistance to people With trees on private land that are in danger of coming down in extreme weather events. “We are getting more and more storms and […]
5 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Local Election candidate in Cork City South East Ward Peter Horgan has secured backing from the Labour Party national conference for the creation of a Bike to School incentive similar to the Bike to Work scheme operating since 2009. “This is an incentive that if followed through […]
22 October 2018, 9.10pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie At a convention held in the party’s office on Bandon Road on this evening, Labour selected 27-year-old Luke Field as their candidate for Cork City’s South Central ward in next May’s local elections. Mr Field has served the party as a local area representative since 2016, and […]
22 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Presidential candidate Liadh Ní Riada has this morning sent a letter to Michael D Higgins asking him to respond to a number of very serious questions which were raised in the media over the weekend about his use of public money over the last seven years. Ms. […]
20 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton has urged Cork East locals to vote for Michael D. Higgins in the upcoming presidential election on Friday 26 October. Ahead of the election, Minister Stanton has encouraged voters to […]