18 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Readers of this website – TheCork.ie – will recall a previous controversy in Cork’s public bike scheme (sponsored by Coca Cola) when a then Minister cycled without a helmet during a photo op at a launch two years ago. Well now, unfortunately, more negative commentary. But let this... Read More
17 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that last week’s cave in of part of the roof of Cork Butter Market could possibly have been prevented if a motion he had submitted to the council last September had been acted on sooner. Cllr. Tynan’s motion had called... Read More
16 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD Mick Barry this morning called for a complete reversal of cuts to school guidance counselling hours after a new report which shows the cuts have impacted most heavily on schools in working class communities. An independent audit by the Institute of Guidance counsellors shows... Read More
14 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie European Movement Ireland is reaching out to Cork’s twenty six thousand British born citizens to let them know that they have just 4 days to register to vote in the UK referendum on EU membership which will take place on June 23rd. “British people in Ireland simply have... Read More
14 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the appointment of a contractor for the River Ilen Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme is to be announced in the coming week. “The imminent announcement of a contractor marks great progress for the Skibbereen Flood Relief... Read More
11 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD, Pat Buckley, East Cork has said that he is delighted to be appointed as a Sinn Féin spokesperson on Mental Health today. Speaking today Deputy Buckley said: “It has been a dream of mine to be able to give voice to mental health ever... Read More
11 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has rejected claims made by US Presidential hopeful, Senator Bernie Sanders, that Norwegian Airlines International is merely a flag of convenience. She has compared the opposition to Norwegian Airlines flying between Cork and Shannon airports and the United States, to the... Read More
11 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An extensive flower-planting programme is planned for Main Street, Carrigaline. Three tiered planters have been placed by the AIB and the Bridge, flower boxes are erected on the fencing of the Old Pottery site, many more boxes will be erected on the bridge which has been cleaned and... Read More
11 May 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Adequate parental leave, and encouraging fathers to take up such leave, is a necessity if we are to achieve true equality in the workplace”, Those were the words of Cork based Deirdre Clune MEP (Fine Gael) ahead of a European Parliament debate on Thursday on the implementation of... Read More
10 May 2016 tom@TheCork.ie Do you “have” Irish? The European Institutions are recruiting Irish Speakers. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is advising all Irish speakers that the EU Institutions are currently seeking to recruit 13 Irish speakers as linguistic assistants. The Ireland South MEP said the roles would be based in both Brussels and Luxembourg... Read More
10 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has expressed his concern, and alarm at the continued runaway increases in rent in Cork City, and the impact it is having on so many families. He was speaking following the publication of a report by Daft.ie, which showed that rent in... Read More
10 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD Mick Barry this morning said that the mild rent control measures introduced by the Fine Gael/Labour Government last year are not working and that far stronger rent control measures are needed now in the immediate short term. His comments came as a new report... Read More
