12 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Seamus McGrath joined Cork County Council Heritage Officer Conor Nelligan to launch Heritage Week 2016 outside County Hall. Heritage Week, which is coordinated by the Heritage Council and forms part of the wider European Heritage Days Programme, takes place from... Read More
12 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan from Skibbereen in Co Cork have created Irish sporting history by winning a silver medal in the lightweight double sculls at the Olympic Games in Rio. It is the first ever Olympic medal for Irish rowing. After a dramatic final the Irish... Read More
10 August 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O Laoghaire has expressed his concerns regarding the capacity of the National Ambulance Service to service the Cork region adequately, and he called for additional investment. Deputy O Laoghaire said; “I have become aware of incidents in recent weeks, which saw response times, for... Read More
11 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has said that the latest CSO figures showing a 38% increase in 12 months for car insurance show that the industry’s excuses “don’t add up”. Deputy Ó Laoghaire said: “These latest shocking figures reflect what I and my colleagues have been hearing... Read More
10 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Former Cork County Mayor’s charity event, the ‘Hooley in the Hall’ was a success, according to organisers, raising a total of €22,524.48 which will be now shared between two very worthy Cork charities, the Mercy Hospital Foundation Cancel Appeal and Pieta House, Cork. Speaking at the... Read More
8 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today amendments to the Draft Cork City Local Economic & Community Plan 2016-2020; “PURE CORK – An Action Plan for the City” and associated environmental reports are available for public consultation. The public consultation period is for six weeks – the closing date for submissions or observations... Read More
7 August 2016, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke has today (Sunday) called for the negotiations for a new General Practitioner contract to be fast tracked. “There is an urgent need to expedite the negotiations for a new GP contract. Any such... Read More
7 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures obtained by Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Disability Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (Cork South West) show that the waiting lists for Speech and Language Therapy have risen in 2016. The latest figures made available by the HSE show that 14,047 people were waiting for a first assessment in... Read More
5 August 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer has said that the announcement by Canadian firm Irving Oil that it has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement with Phillips 66, for the purchase of the Whitegate oil refinery, is very welcome. “Irving Oil operates Canada’s largest refinery in Saint John,... Read More
3 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says Town Councils should be re-established in towns with a population of over 7,000. She wants to see measures introduced to revitalise towns across the county. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony explained, “Local Government is the driving force behind... Read More
2 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Des Cahill, today highlighted the need to restore adequate maintenance budgets for the City’s roads network. In recent weeks the Lord Mayor has been in contact with a number of government Departments – Transport, Finance and Housing, Planning, Community and Local... Read More
1 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin and TD for Cork South Central has said the continued operation of the Whitegate Refinery is vital for securing Ireland’s energy supply. Deputy Martin says any new potential owners of the refinery must focus on developing the facility and support employment in... Read More
