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26 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD for Cork North Central Mick Barry announced this morning that he will not take one penny from the 29,000 euro gratuity he is set to receive from Cork City Council and that he will instead use the money to establish a “solidarity fund” for...
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22 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada stated that the Gearagh natural amenity in the Upper Lee Valley must be realised and developed as a local amenity, a tourist attraction and as a research site. She made the comments following a meeting with the ESB at Iniscarra earlier this...
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21 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that it is absolutely essential that the funding for the mental health budget is protected and he called on acting Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, to row back from his plan to divert €12...
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21 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Ring-fenced” money has been diverted over the past number of years Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher says the confirmation that the €35m allocation for mental health in 2016 will be spent in other areas of the health service comes as no surprise. Deputy Kelleher explained to...
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21 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn has submitted a motion for discussion at a meeting of Cork City’s elected Councillors. That Cork City Council would carry out (A) Digital Audit of the city that identifies where digital innovation is taking place across all sectors of the city, (B) opportunities...
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21 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has stated that all stakeholders must be included in discussions about the conservation of eels in our waterways and the revival of a sustainable eel fishery in Ireland. She made the comments following a meeting with the ESB, who have responsibility for...
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21 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie What are Cork’s TD’s doing ‘up in the Dail’ this week? Micheál Martin wears many hats. Here at TheCork.ie we love all things Cork so we refer to him as “Cork South Central TD Micheál Martin” but elsewhere he is “Fianna Fail Leader Micheál Martin”. Whatever prefix he...
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20 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking during a Dáil debate on health today, Sinn Féin spokesperson for Drugs, Deputy Jonathan O’Brien problems to be dealt with as a health problem rather than a criminal justice one. The Cork North Central TD said; “We have an ever-increasing number of people losing their lives through...
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19 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West, Deputy Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has today called for councils to speed up the turnaround times for social housing units, following a report showing that showed the turnaround time in Cork County is 66 weeks – the highest in the state....
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19 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Brexit or a UK exit from the EU could leave Ireland extremely vulnerable in terms of our transportation fuel supply, according to Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South). Mr Kelly has said that the new government must recognise the vital importance of indigenous petrol and diesel production...
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18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For every 1000 extra tourists that visit Cork – 18 direct jobs are created in Tourism related industries – according to Failte Ireland. Ireland now welcomes 10% of all American visitors to Europe and Cork MEP and member of the EU Tourism taskforce Deirdre Clune thinks that...
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18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr John Paul O’Shea, will host the Cork County Mayor’s Community Awards on May 11th 2016 in County Hall. Now in its fourth year, the awards are a public recognition of the amazing work that is undertaken by people throughout Cork,...
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