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3 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Cork City Councillor John Maher has demanded the Garda Commissioner and Minister for Justice to account for news reports today that just two Gardaí were able to patrol the city last March on a Saturday night and clarify when additional resources will be made available to Cork,...
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1 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A national allocation of €600,000 has been provided for Irish agricultural shows in 2020, approximately €55,000 of which has been granted to West Cork agriculture shows. Cork Senator and member of the Agriculture committee Tim Lombard said: “Agricultural shows are hugely important to our rural economy. We know...
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29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath says warnings about a surge in heroin use and open drug dealing in the city need to be heeded and has called on the Justice Minister to ensure that additional Gardaí are allocated to Cork. The warning comes following...
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27 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has said Cork should stand against imports of fracked US gas through the Port of Cork. Fracking involves extracting gas by injecting a mixture into the earth to split underground rocks and release gas. The process is linked to health and environmental risks and was...
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25 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has questioned the Taoiseach on the commitment given by the Government that there would be a new secondary school in Ballincollig. Deputy Moynihan said it wasn’t good enough that parents are put through unnecessary stress each year making applications to over-subscribed local...
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23 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Speaking following his announcement, City Councillor Oliver Moran stressed the importance of having a strong voice in the Dáil for Cork North Central to represent his three key campaign issues of transport, housing and democracy “These aren’t only national issues. They affect North Cork and the northside of...
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23 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has this week welcomed a significant increase in funding of more than €2 million to bring the total funding allocation in the Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District Budgetary Plan for 2020 to just over €13.5 million. Cllr O’Shea has also welcomed proposals...
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23 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County council wants everyone in County Cork to be more aware of the range of services they provide and how the public benefits from those services and supports. County Hall, Cork Pic: Daragh McSweeney/ProvisionIn a recent survey carried out on behalf of the National Oversight and Audit...
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23 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The average primary school pupil misses 10 days each school year, and the average secondary student misses 13 days a year, but these students missed none. 100 students from primary and secondary schools in Cork will gather in Cork City Hall today to receive awards from the Cork...
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22 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie CEO of Grafton Recruitment Tina McKenzie has opened the company’s new Cork office alongside special guest, Leader of Seanad Éireann, Senator Jerry Buttimer. The recruitment company, founded in 1983, currently has 10 offices across the Island of Ireland and is pursuing a robust growth strategy with the expected...
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22 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister of State at the Department of Health Jim Daly TD, on Monday, officially opened the new Bon Secours Cork Cancer Centre, marking the completion of the wider €77 million expansion of the hospital. The new Bon Secours Cork Cancer Centre now offers the most technologically advanced radiotherapy...
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21 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The East Tip Haulbowline Island Remediation Project completed by Cork County Council, RPS Consulting Engineers, PJ Hegarty & Sons and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been shortlisted for the Engineering Project of the Year 2019. The remediation project on the East tip of Haulbowline...
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