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14 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Tony Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail) has praised the work of the local community in Blackrock ahead of the inaugural Blackrock Village Festival. The Festival takes place on Saturday 16th September 2017, from 2-6pm. ‘It is just a short three months since the...
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13 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South West T.D. and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has today confirmed that Dunmanway and Rosscarbery areas are to receive funding to purchase and construct additional houses to assist local families who are currently on the local authority housing list, and awaiting...
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13 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ni Riada has called for root and branch reform of the Irish education system. The Ireland South MEP was speaking at an event she organised in the European Parliament entitled Quality Education For All. The conference heard contributions from MEPs and...
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13 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath TD (who is based in Carrigaline, Co Cork) has welcomed today’s publication of the Coffey Report ‘Review of Ireland’s Corporation Tax Code’ and has said that the impact of the proposed changes to our corporation tax system would have on corporation...
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12 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament on EU proposals to provide 120 million euro in funding for public WIFI hotspots across our towns and villages. Clune is working with Irish officials to ensure that Ireland makes applications under the scheme for...
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12 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister Creed announces €1,165,200 for the provision of Social Housing in Millstreet Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Fine Gael TD for Cork North West Michael Creed T.D. has today confirmed that the Government is to provide funding to Cork County Council for the provision of six...
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11 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Labour Party representatives in Cork City have thought long and hard about the ongoing issue of parking in Cork City Centre. John Maher, Luke Field & Peter Horgan contacted TheCork.ie with ideas. The trio have called on City Hall to review new parking regimes in favour of a...
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11 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Motor Insurance drops by 14% – but more work to do – says Buttimer Senator Jerry Buttimer says that new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which show a 14% drop in the cost of motor insurance is good news for Cork motorists. CSO figures show...
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10 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has confirmed that Irish Water are to address water issues in the Kilkeran and Rathbarry area. Currently residents and businesses in the area are subject to poor water quality and an unreliable supply....
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9 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed Government grants towards a total investment in excess of €200,000 in four local aquaculture companies. Senator Lombard said: “EMFF [European Maritime and Fisheries Fund] funding of €95,245 has been granted to four of our local aquaculture companies here...
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8 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail) has started one of the oldest traditions of his office: the Lord Mayoral visit to primary and secondary schools in the city. This year, the Lord Mayor will encourage the children of Cork to learn our national...
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8 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin (Cork South Central) has branded the Government’s “ongoing failure to make any progress” on tackling the housing crisis as “a national scandal”. His comments follow the recent deaths of four homeless people and confirmation that 2,973 of the country’s children are now homeless....
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