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15 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Delay in Insurance Working Group report extremely disappointing Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn says the Government needs to get serious in tackling rising insurance costs. He made the comments after it emerged that the report by the insurance working group on Employer Liability (EL) and Public Liability (PL) will now...
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14 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The decision of Dail na nOg to prioritise equality in schools has been welcomed by Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton. The decision was taken by the national youth parliament at a full day session which was...
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14 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cloyne has recently undergone a number of public infrastructure improvements, culminating in the opening by Cllr. Susan McCarthy, Cathaoirleach of the East Cork Municipal District (MD) of Cork County Council, of the public car park on Water Street. The works were funded by the Council’s Village Enhancement Fund....
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13 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork TD Michael Collins (Independent) has welcomed the announcement that Bantry has been chosen as one of just three sites across the country for a new An Post online delivery trial, which aims to redevelop and update the national post office network. ‘This is great news not...
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13 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The boost in value of whitefish quotas agreed this morning is great news for Cork fishermen, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard welcomed the total of 40,168 tonnes of whitefish quotas agreed for 2018. Senator Lombard said: “The total €152m value of the whitefish quotas...
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14 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has said that it is unacceptable to have 1727 children in Cork waiting for some form of orthodontic treatment. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after receiving confirmation from the HSE on the number of children waiting to commence treatment at...
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12 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Tony Fitzgerald has expressed his deep sadness on learning of the death of 65-year-old Edwin Lee, Mayor of San Francisco City and County. “I wish to extend my sincere sympathy to his wife Anita, his family and friends and the people of...
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10 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, is hosting a public meeting on Internet Safety on December 11th in the West Lodge Hotel in Bantry at 8pm. The public meeting is a follow on from an initiative launched...
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9 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed reports that the government plan to propose a directly-elected mayor for the city. Reports in the Irish Times say the government is expected to recommend the plan at next week’s cabinet meeting. The plan is for an executive-style mayor with responsibility...
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9 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A Fine Gael Junior Minister has expressed his disappointment with the lack of progress with carrying out upgrades to the N71 even though funding had been sanctioned some time ago, as he confirmed further funding to upgrade various stretches of the N71 this week. Cork South West Fine...
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9 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Long Term Solutions are needed Constant Dumping is causing great damage to city and therefore long-term solutions are needed sooner rather than later The Fianna Fail Cork City Cllr Dr John Sheehan (pictured above) has expressed his frustration at what he called a “rampant amount of dumping in Cork’s...
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9 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Cllr Fiona Ryan (Solidarity) has called on central government to allocate additional resources to homelessness services after news of the death of another homeless woman emerged this week. Councillor Ryan said: “The reality is that the housing crisis will worsen over the next two years, and...
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