11 February 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is celebrating Cork’s strong links with China and her sister city Shanghai and Partner Cities Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Wuxi. This year, the Chinese New Year will fall on Friday, 12 February. The first of the online celebratory events is the beautiful 1,000 Light & An […]
8 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today Cork City Council approved Part 8 planning proposals for the Lehenaghmore Road Improvement Scheme The progress has been welcomed by Sinn Fein Cllr Henry Cremin who said This is a vitally important step forward. Now the focus is on ensuring we get funding for this scheme. “The […]
4 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A strategic review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), aimed at assessing and reviewing how the body works, is now underway, Cork South West Deputy and Fianna Fáil spokesperson for Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan has said. Deputy O’Sullivan commented, “I’m glad to see work starting on the […]
31 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Party Social Protection Spokesperson Seán Sherlock TD (Cork East) has urged Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to create a single portal to support family members when they have to engage with social protection and other public services after a loved one passes away, to avoid the […]
29 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TD believes rapid antigen testing for airports at Cork, Shannon, Farranfore as well as the Port of Cork Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig O’Sullivan has called on the Government to introduce widespread COVID-19 antigen testing. Rapid antigen testing is a solution to onsite rapid screening […]
29 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Workers need to be treated honourably Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has said that government must ensure that retail workers in the Arcadia Group have their collective agreement honoured and that they receive a fair redundancy package. The call comes amid reports that […]
26 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Partnership urges applicants to apply early for next round of online courses A course by Cork City Partnership, aimed at women working in the home in Cork City & environs, has proved to be a real success during lockdown. Applications for “Growing Your Potential”, which moved […]
26 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig O’Sullivan has welcomed the first allocation of antigen tests while calling for rapid antigen testing to be fully rolled out as soon as possible. Rapid antigen testing is a solution to onsite rapid screening for SARS-CoV-2. It performs best in […]
23 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork South-West TD Holly Cairns has called on the Government to put crucial supports in place for the coastal and island fishing communities that have been impacted by Brexit. Holly, who is the party’s spokesperson for the Marine, said: “We are all aware of the considerable concerns of […]
22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has sent best wishes to local company Travelmaster Events Ireland, who are representing Cork in the National Enterprise Awards, the finalists for which were announced Tuesday. Travelmaster provides transport to events including concerts, festivals and sporting fixtures all over Ireland. Customers book individual […]
22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork have collectively been awarded €644,622 for initiatives aimed at supporting students with disabilities to access and engage with higher education. Senator Lombard said, “My colleague, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, […]
20 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Deadline extended to 5pm on Monday, 1st March to facilitate delays resulting from Covid-19 Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard recently welcomed the extension of the deadline for applications to the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, extended from mid-February to 5pm on Monday, 1st March 2021. Senator Lombard said: […]