19 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North West Co Cork Fianna Fáil TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said that any members of An Garda Síochána who are transferred to Ballingeary station should be fluent in the Irish language. “Following a recent retirement, Garda authorities are due to appoint a new Garda to Ballingeary. I am […]
16 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over 129,700 Online Applications Received before deadline The Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Michael Creed has today confirmed that over 129,700 farmers applied online for their 2018 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in advance of the May 15th deadline. This figure is in line with application numbers […]
16 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly has today encouraged communities across West Cork to begin working on their applications for the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. With some €15 million in funding being made available for rural […]
16 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that there is an urgent need for a second driving test centre to service Cork City and the surrounding area, and Minister for Transport Shane Ross has agreed to ask the RSA about the potential of a second centre. “People […]
14 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On the first day of the Trade Mission to China, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD met with his counterpart, the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Minister Han Changfu, and also the Minister for a newly established Chinese Agency, the State Market […]
14 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party want Air Quality monitoring to be carried out throughout Cork city, starting with the North Ring Road. Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has proposed a motion to Cork City Council at which he will call for continuous air quality monitoring to be carried out on some […]
7 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over €100,000 approved to tackle illegal dumping, litter, dog fouling, and graffiti in Cork County Cork Senator, and Seanad spokesperson for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Tim Lombard has confirmed that €72,990 in funding has been approved to tackle illegal dumping in Cork County, with a further […]
6 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has warned there will be more plastic waste in our oceans than fish by 2050 according to a UN report. The Ireland South MEP gave the stark warning as she addressed the European Parliament last week on the urgent need to tackle […]
4 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie People with disabilities in Cork are to benefit from new Government investment in respite services. Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, announced that the Government funded Respite Development Programme for 2018 will mean additional services for Cork, with the following service providers receiving investment: Brothers of Charity Services Southern […]
30 April 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Passport Service is currently implementing major upgrades to the passport service technology platforms and business processes, enabling it to deal with the increasing demand for Irish passports. At present, the online service only accommodates adult renewals but it is planned to further extend the online passport application […]