8th December 2013, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie The Sinn Fein party Vice President Mary Lou McDonald will attend the Sinn Fein Convention in Bandon to select the party candidate for the Bandon/Kinsale/Carragaline Area in the upcoming local elections.The event takes place in The Munster Arms Hotel on December 8th at 2pm where the... Read More
2nd December 2013, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie O’Donovan welcomes Govt acceptance of FF Bill on decriminalising minor fishing infringements Flanna Fáil Senator Denis O’Donovan, has welcomed the commitment by Minister Simon Coveney to accept the main elements of Fianna Fáil’s bill seeking to decriminalise minor fishing infringements. Last week, the Seanad debated the... Read More
29th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie A Blackpool G.P., Dr John Sheehan, has been selected as a Fianna Fail candidate for the Cork North Central Ward. Based in Blackpool for the past 10 years Dr Sheehan has seen at first hand the challenges that people face on a daily basis. These range from problems with... Read More
14th November 2013, Thursday By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie €1.2 million is needed to restore the former House of George Boole in Cork City.Boole was the first professor of Mathematics at UCC, which in 1850s was known as “Queens College” Boole is famous for inventing “Boolean Algebra”, the form of mathematics which led to the... Read More
14th November 2013, Thuesday By TheCork.ie Politics Reporter news@TheCork.ie In the wake of Ryanair’s announcement of nine new routes from Dublin which will create 300 additional jobs, Politicians from all parties have urged the management in Cork Airport to engage with Michael O’ Leary to keep Cork Airport on their radar and to actively negotiate... Read More
11th November 2012, Monday, 11pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The new Hollyhill road on the northside of the city – developed to boost the IT sector and local industries in Hollyhill – is to be named after the late Cllr Dave McCarthy who represented the people of the northside since 1985. Speaking tonight in... Read More
11th November 2013 By TheCork.ie Politics Reporter news@TheCork.ie Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael) is seeking EU assistance to investigate a case of alleged child abduction involving two children from Cork. A press release from Sean Kelly’s office today says “It is alleged that Elizabeth Zamba abducted Richard Quarry’s son Ethan, aged eight, and Patrick Beary’s... Read More
8th November 2013, Friday By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Following the publication of the annual Deloitte Consumer Survey on Christmas spending, Labour TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy, has urged consumers to buy Irish this Christmas. The annual report published this week indicated that Irish people will spend approximately €1.5bn this Christmas. The average spend in... Read More
7th November 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie On Thursday November 7th over 100 young people from across Cork county will meet at the Clarion Hotel to attend the annual Co.Cork Youth Council, Comhairle na nOg. The theme for this year is “The World We Want” – it will explore how this generation can address... Read More
5th November 2013, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister of State for Mental Health says Radio Presenter John Murray deserves to be “congratulated” for speaking so frankly about his depression. 49 year old Murray returned to his daily slot on RTE Radio 1 only yesterday after a 6 month hiatus. In the opening... Read More
5th November 2012, Tuesday By Tony Smyth news@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Catherine Clancy today thanked Cork’s older citizens for attending the Cork -Towards an Age-Friendly city conference held yesterday (Monday November 4th) in such unprecedented numbers. Speaking after yesterday’s event which was attended by close to 500 people the Lord Mayor stated:... Read More
4th Novermber 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central, Micheál Martin, has said it is completely unacceptable that Cork homeowners are receiving letters asking them to pay next year’s property tax up-front before the end of the month. Deputy Martin said the letters are extremely confusing, sometimes incorrect, and they fail... Read More
