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12 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The role of Cork-based individuals in building the Irish Peace Process through their support of charity Co-operation Ireland will be celebrated at a special event in Cork City Hall Council Chambers this evening. To mark Co-operation Ireland’s 40th anniversary, Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr John Sheehan will host...
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11 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cheaper isn’t always what you want when going abroad Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has warned Irish travel makers to be careful about who they take out their travel insurance as they may not be getting what they think they are paying for.. Picture: David Keane. Kelleher was...
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10 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Greens Members of the Green Party in Cork have said that the recent revelation that the National Transport Authority (NTA) were in the early stages of developing a dedicated office to work on cycling infrastructure that would “focus on schemes in the Dublin City Council area” is a...
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9 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton has welcomed the completion of the Lakeview slip road. The slip road opened to traffic on Friday evening, 8 November. “I would like to congratulate Cork County Council on the...
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7 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “I encourage people in Cork to have their say on these landmark proposals.” Member of the Special Climate Action Committee, Carrigaline based Senator Tim Lombard, has confirmed that a public consultation has been launched regarding several proposed environmental levies designed to encourage more sustainable behaviour. The consultation was...
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6 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over 5,500 school children in schools across Mallow, Fermoy, Midleton and Cobh are in schools with broadband speeds of less than 20 MBs, says Cork East TD Seán Sherlock. “These numbers highlight a digital divide in this country with Dublin doing well but schools outside the M50 doing...
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6 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Christopher O’ Sullivan today welcomed news that Cork County Council has been successful in securing government funding of over €2.6million for rural regeneration in the towns of Macroom and Kanturk in County Cork. The Government’s Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)...
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6 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Some €2.6 million has been allocated for transformative regeneration projects in Kanturk and Macroom, according to Cork North West General Election candidate Councillor John Paul O’Shea. Cllr. O’Shea said: “This is fantastic news for both Kanturk and Macroom, and the wider Cork North West region in general. The...
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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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