Fiona Ryan named as co-option replacement for newly elected Mick Barry TD

29 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance have chosen 27 year old financial services worker Fiona Ryan to replace Mick Barry TD as a councillor for the Cork City North Central ward on Cork City Council. Fiona Ryan will be put forward for co-option to the Council at tonight’s meeting of Cork... Read More

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29th March, 2016

European Parliament delegation to visit Cork tomorrow

29 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Leader of the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament and Ireland South MEP, Seán Kelly, will host a visiting European Parliament delegation in Cork tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday of this week (30-31 March). MEPs belonging to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will embark... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

29th March, 2016

Sinn Féin to hold housing crisis protest outside Cork City Hall

29 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin will hold a protest on the issue of the housing crisis outside Cork City Hall this evening at 5pm. Members of the party’s team on Cork City Council will be available to the media for comment.

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22nd March, 2016

Cork woman launches Seanad Campaign in UCC

22 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Laura Harmon will hold the Cork launch of her Seanad campaign today. Laura Harmon is the former president of the Union of Students in Ireland and led a campaign in 2015 which registered 30,000 new voters ahead of the marriage referendum. Date: Tuesday, 22nd March 2016 Time:... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

21st March, 2016

Plight of west Cork’s variable rate mortgage holders will not be forgotten by FF – Murphy O’Mahony

21 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South-West Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said the party is not forgetting the plight of standard variable rate mortgage holders trapped on high interest rates and stuck in a vicious cycle because of negative equity and inaction from banks. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony said: “Many... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS

19th March, 2016

Former Cork Lord Mayor Tomás MacCurtain to be commemorated

19 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The annual Tomás MacCurtain commemoration will take place this Sunday (March 21st) 1pm at the Republican Plot in St. Finbarr’s cemetery. The main speaker for the commemoration will be Sinn Féin’s newly elected TD, Donnchadh O’Laoghaire. Ard Mhéara Chorcaí Cllr Chris O’Leary will lay a wreath at MacCurtain’s... Read More

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16th March, 2016

Cork TD wants end to what he calls “Mass Evictions at Eden, Blackrock”

16 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD Mick Barry this morning slammed mass evictions being carried out by receiver Grant Thornton at the Eden estate in Blackrock, Cork. The newly-elected TD for Cork North Central said that greed and profiteering was driving people out of their homes and urged that people... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

15th March, 2016

Introduction of Milk Supply Measures at EU level could seriously impact Cork farmers

15 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South-West Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said milk supply controls from Europe have the potential to seriously impact on farmers in west Cork. France has been pushing heavily for the European Commission to introduce such supply management measures to deal with current dairy price... Read More

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15th March, 2016

Supporting SME’s and the self-employed a key priority – Murphy O’Mahony

15 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The new Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said supporting the self-employed and small to medium sized businesses will be one of her top priorities in the months ahead. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony pointed out that Fianna Fáil has a detailed jobs plan which aims... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

9th March, 2016

Agriculture: Cork Minister Simon Coveney hosts forum of Dairy Sector Stakeholders

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. today hosted the second meeting of the Dairy Forum with key stakeholders from the Irish dairy sector. The forum discussed ongoing challenges in the sector and focussed on preparations for next week’s key meeting of EU Agriculture... Read More

FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

9th March, 2016

Death confirmed of Cork County Councillor ‘Danjoe Fitzgerald’ from Mallow

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council confirmed in a statement this morning heard that one of its longest serving elected members this evening, Cllr. Danjoe Fitzgerald (FF) had passed away. The Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to Cllr. Fitzgerald’s wife Mary, his four children, grandchildren, his brother Liam (employee... Read More

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9th March, 2016

Cork City Cllr calls on Supermarkets to ‘Stop Wating Food’

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cllr. Kenneth O’ Flynn (Fianna Fail) has today called on the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney to follow the French governments lead in banning supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food and instead donating them to charities or allowing them to be turned into animal food... Read More

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