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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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8 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said that the stepping up of efforts by the European Commission and certain member states to militarise the EU is “the greatest threat to Irish neutrality, and to peace and security in the region”. The comments were made in response to...
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8 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has given what she described as a “cautious welcome” to the announcement that buy to let mortgage customers who have non-performing loans with Permanent TSB Bank will be contacted with a view to making these properties available for voluntary surrender...
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7 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork Deputy Michael Collins has welcomed the announcement this week that the River Feagle Flood Relief Scheme has been given the go-ahead by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. ‘This is very welcome news for the people of Clonakilty and the surrounding areas,’ Deputy Collins...
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7 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has celebrated the success in University College Cork of Ecosia, the tree-planting internet search engine. The party is encouraging students starting the new academic year, as well as the general public, to continue to use the service. Ecosia is a search engine that...
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7 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are 4,782 fewer people on the Live Register in Cork compared to this time last year, Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer has said. This comes as the number of people signing on the Live Register last month fell to the lowest level since September 2008. Senator Buttimer...
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