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3 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The association of Halloween with sweets is damaging Irish children’s health, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Lombard said: “I was in Cork on Halloween night and I saw children walking around with carrier bags full to the brim with sweets. “I know Cork is no different...
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2 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Senator Tim Lombard said that the Finance Bill should include a reduction on the VAT on sun cream Senator Lombard said: “Since I made my initial proposals in for VAT reduction on sun cream in June, I have been overwhelmed by positive responses I have received from people...
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1 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie You can please some of the people, sometimes Being a politician is a difficult job. You cannot please everyone, and no matter who you DO manage to please you will concurrently DISplease some other group. Almost every decision is part of a zero-sum system. Housing provides a perfect...
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31 October 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central, Michael McGrath has said that he is “disappointed that no indicative timeline for the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway has been made public“. Deputy McGrath was commenting after securing an update from the Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the project. “This is...
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26 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 57 per month in 2017 versus 81 per month to date in 2018 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that the Government is continuing to fail older people who present to Emergency Departments as new figures show a 42% increase in the...
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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...
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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....
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23 October 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie West Cork Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly has confirmed that significant renovation works are being carried out at the hospital following the success of the opening of 14 Transitional Care Beds in Clonakilty last winter. Minister Daly paid tribute...
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22 October 2018, 11.30am By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork’s Housing Action Group are protesting today, calling on members of Cork City Council to declare that the crisis in housing and homelessness is a National Emergency. This morning at 11am a group of protestors began an occupation of the Council Chamber in City Hall. In a...
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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...
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11 October 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The upcoming visit to Fermoy weir by Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources has been welcomed by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton. Minister Kyne is due to arrive in Fermoy at 11am on Tuesday,...
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9 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘Digital Assist’ – A new Government funded service offering unique access for people to Government websites and information will be available in Kanturk Post Office shortly. Kanturk is one of 10 Post Offices nationwide to be chosen to deliver this service which will see a touch screen kiosk...
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