top of page 5th March 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Deirdre Clune, has today (Wednesday ) welcomed the latest figures from the CSO, which show that the number of people on the Live Register has fallen for the last 20 months in a row. In Cork City, the number of people signing... Read More
top of page 3rd March 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The man behind the anti-austerity “Ballyhea says no” bank bondholder protests is to run for a seat in the European Parliament. Yesterday morning marked the third anniversary of the weekly march in Ballyhea, North County Cork, near the Cork-Limerick Border. His decision to run was... Read More
top of page 1st March 2013, Saturday, 2.15pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 800 parents, students and supporters of the North Mon Primary School marched in Cork City Centre this afternoon to stop their school being amalgamated with another. The aim was to send a message to the Dublin based Edmund Rice Schools Trust that... Read More
top of page 26th February 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If only we had €750,000, if only, we could have bought a shopping centre in Cork City. No, this isn’t April Fools day. A Cork city shopping centre went for auction yesterday with a guide price of a mere three-quarters of a million euro, and... Read More
top of page 25th February 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central TD, Jonathan O’Brien has “expressed his disappointment”, and concern at the news that the Gurranabraher & Knocknaheeny Training Centre is to close with effect from 28th February. Speaking today, Deputy O’Brien said that it was vitally important that training opportunities for the... Read More
top of page 17th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy has welcomed news that plans to build the new state-of-the-art swimming pool in Dunmanway are now at an advanced stage. In welcoming this further progress Deputy McCarthy stated that “The project will go to tender in... Read More
top of page 17th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth daivd@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Deirdre Clune, has said she is proud to accept the challenge of securing a second seat for Fine Gael in the Ireland South constituency. Senator Clune was speaking after she was nominated alongside Sean Kelly MEP to contest the European... Read More
top of page 28th Janaury 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has criticised the record of Labour TD Ciarán Lynch on the issue of Money Lenders Interest Rates. The Sinn Féin candidate for Ballincollig-Carrigaline LEA, was responding to comments made by Ciarán Lynch on Newstalk this morning (Tuesday). Deputy Lynch, was... Read More
top of page By Bryan T. Smyth 28th January 2014 bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil will hold a public meeting this Wednesday in Bantry over concerns about the future of small schools in West Cork following Government cuts in the budget. Fianna Fáil Education Spokesperson Charlie McConalogue will address the meeting and outline how increases in pupil... Read More
top of page 28th January 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Local election candidate, Derek Cregan (Fine Gael, Cork City South East Ward) has said the safety of pedestrians and cyclists at the junction of Douglas Road and Bellair Estate necessitates changes to the road layout. “The footpath and cycleway near the junction of Douglas Road... Read More
top of page 21st January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sean Kelly, MEP and member of the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee, has urgently requested a meeting with Dr.Rolf Heuer, Director General of CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research and the world’s top particle physics lab, to progress steps towards Ireland’s... Read More
top of page 20th January 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Socialist Party Cllr Mick Barry this morning called for a freeze on health insurance premiums as news broke that the cost of almost 100 health plans are expected to rise on February 1. Health plan costs were increased by Aviva and Glohealth on January 1... Read More
