15 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD, David Stanton, has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, that funding of €500,000 is to be allocated for the provision of mental health day services in the East Cork area. This allocation is part of... Read More
15 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., yesterday visited Bantry where he met with residents and business owners in the town and heard at first hand about the extent of the damage caused by flooding during Storm Barra last week.... Read More
15 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie www.nbi.ie has a search tool to enable the public to check whether their premises is within the rollout area National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) have in recent days commenced surveying works... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The agricultural sector has been left deprived of a dedicated correspondent from RTÉ for too long, a Cork Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard, who lives South of Carrialine is Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture. Today he said, “The farming community has been left without... Read More
12 December 2021, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The death has been announced of a former Cork Lord Mayor Toddy O’Sullivan 87-year-old Mr O’Sullivan of Lough Villas, The Lough – and formerly of Barrack Street – passed away peacefully this morning at home surrounded by his family. The well known Cork man had a long... Read More
10 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 2022 date is welcome but it could be fast-tracked by a Ministerial subvention – says Cork TD Mallow based TD Seán Sherlock has received – for the first time – a timeline for the introduction of leap card date on the Mallow-Cork rail line. “This is a huge... Read More
11 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Transport News Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has today made a submission to the NTA on the proposed bus network changes for Cork under the Bus Connects project. The public consultation finishes today (10th December), however the public can continue to... Read More
11 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Based on bookmakers odds it currently appears that Sinn Féin will win an overall majority at the next Irish general election, A rise of 3 points to 35% in the latest Ipsos MRBI poll for the Irish Times means Sinn Féin enjoy a lead over both Fine Gael... Read More
8 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork based MEP Billy Kelleher to table “substantive motion” at FF Ard Fheis to set party agenda “Fianna Fáil must be unapologetic in its commitment to delivering a shared, united Ireland, and must not shirk its responsibilities to prepare for a referendum on its creation,” says Fianna Fáil... Read More
7 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for East Cork, Pat Buckley has criticised the waiting time for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across the country which as of the end of November stood at 2,948. In response to a parliamentary question submitted by Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne, figures from the... Read More
3 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There should be a sporting boycott of countries with poor human rights records who are hostile to LGBTQ+ rights according to a Fine Gael Senator. Senator Jerry Buttimer made the call in the Senate following comments by Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley. “We must stop rewarding and elevating... Read More