21 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Legislation signed to abolish in-patient charges for children and to provide free contraception to women 17-25 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West and party Spokesperson for Public Health, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the signing into law by President Michael D. Higgins of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East, Pat Buckley has said that the announcement by AIB that it will turn 70 of its 170 branches into cashless outlets will disproportionately impact rural communities and vulnerable customers when it comes to accessing basic banking services. The changes will see cash,... Read More
16 July 2022, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Douglas Labour Party Rep Peter Horgan has said following the public meeting in the Mangala on Friday evening against the NTA Ballybrack Bridge that the State Agency must listen to the people who live and leisure in the area, not desktop exercises from Dublin. “The anger from... Read More
14 July 2022 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie MEP Grace O’Sullivan warns of need for urgent action to tackle biodiversity loss at UN Summit in New York Ireland’s biodiversity loss is accelerating at unprecedented speeds, show recent reports. At the High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development in New York this week (13-15 July), Green Party... Read More
13 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher (who lives in Cork North Central) is seeking a detailed study into how the EU’s finance and banking regulations are affecting the agricultural sector in terms of its ability to secure access to credit. Kelleher, a member of the European Parliament’s Economic and... Read More
13 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed individual allocations of up to €6,000 to 16 agricultural shows taking place across County Cork this summer. Deputy Moynihan commented, “I’m very pleased to see this funding for our wonderful agricultural shows here in Cork. These shows... Read More
12 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Labour’s Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has sought protected status for the Fingerpost in Douglas, along with the Mangala Valley, in light of plans to remove the roundabout in favour of a signalised junction and construct a new road over the Ballybrack Woods. “The Fingerpost... Read More
12 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Some Govt agency should be tasked with monitoring alleged price gouging by service providers West Cork Senator Tim Lombard has backed the call of his colleague, Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan, for a government agency to be tasked with monitoring price increases across utility and service providers. Senator... Read More
9 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dangerous stretch between N73 Clogher Cross and Waterdyke a step closer Seán Sherlock TD (who is elected in Cork East – which includes part of North County Cork) has confirmed the contractor for the works on the N73 Clogher Cross to Waterdyke, on the Mallow to Mitchelstown Road.... Read More
9 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aer Lingus management have been asked to appear before the Oireachtas Transport Committee to explain what they are doing for the thousands of passengers let down by cancelled flights in recent weeks. Cork Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer, a member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, proposed the airline’s... Read More
7 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Kinsale gas pipeline should not be decommissioned due to current pressures on gas supplies in Europe and a lack of alternatives in Ireland, according to Fine Gael TD David Stanton. Deputy Stanton, who represents Cork East, raised the matter of the imminent decommissioning of the Kinsale gas... Read More
6 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) will address an Oireachtas Committee this morning and urge all political parties to support Socialist Party TD Mick Barry’s “Debenhams Bill”. ICTU representative Luam Berney will tell the committee: “The Bill we are discussing here today is an attempt... Read More
