20 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Something significant happened in Cork last Sunday. In the small village of Ballyhea – on the main Cork-Limerick Road – at 10.30am the 250th ‘Ballyhea Says No’ march took place. Organiser Diarmuid O’Flynn sent us a statement. Statement from ‘Ballyhea Says No’ organiser Diarmuid O’Flynn Last Sunday we... Read More
18 December 2015, 10.30am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The decision of an Bord Pleanála to grant approval for the €50 million redevelopment of the former Capital Cinema on Grand Parade has been warmly welcomed by Lord Mayor, Cllr Chris O’ Leary. ‘The development will be a major catalyst for the City Centre and has... Read More
17 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin General Election Candidate Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the local authorities in Cork, to work with other key stakeholders, such as Bus Éireann, to take urgent action to help tackle the increasingly difficult levels in the Western Suburbs. In particular, he has called for... Read More
17 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune (from Cork City), has welcomed new EU rules voted upon this week in Strasbourg that will tighten how companies can use people’s data. The new rules give the consumer incraesed rights over how their personal data is used by banks,... Read More
17 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With just over a week to Christmas Day the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Chris O’Leary, is encouraging people to visit Cork city and enjoy its wonderful festive atmosphere and great shopping experience. ‘Cork City Council encourages young and old alike to enjoy and indulge in the wonderful... Read More
17 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie After a successful 10 week deployment to assist in the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, the Irish Naval vessel L.É. Samuel Beckett returned today (Thursday) to the Naval Base in Haulbowline. L.É. Samuel Beckett was the third naval vessel to be deployed to the Mediterranean to assist... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The new HSE Service Plan will make grim reading for patients and frontline staff in our hospitals says Fianna Fáil Health spokesperson, Billy Kelleher. “Despite an ageing population and the plan’s admission that health needs increase as people get older and people over 65 years of age... Read More
16 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has said the HSE Service Plan, launched today, will protect existing services and develop new ones. “This is the second year in which additional Exchequer funding has been made available to... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork North West TD, Áine Collins, has said that in order to support patients and front line staff working in the Health Service, investment in health ICT systems is badly needed. “Investment in health communications and technology systems is badly needed to best serve patients... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking at the launch in County Hall of plans for 1916 commemorations by the local authority, Cllr Frank O’Flynn Chairman of the Cork County 1916 Centenary Programme stated that Cork will play a central role in the 1916 centenary celebrations and this is as it should be as... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A contract has been signed today this week which will allow the redevelopment of the courthouse on Anglesea Street, Cork. Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald TD, announced the conclusion and signing of the contracts for a Courts Bundle Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project which include a the refurbishment... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Minister for European Affairs, has welcomed todays CSO report on Overseas Travel figures, for the period covering July -September 2015, indicating a strong growth in visitors to Ireland from mainland Europe and North America (both continents are up 14 per cent). The CSO survey also... Read More
