16 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has criticised the Government’s failure to train and retain enough paramedics to safely staff the Ambulance Service. The TD for Cork South-Central said that ambulance response times to life-threatening callouts in the Southern Region were 30 minutes from January to June of... Read More
16 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Death announced of former Cllr and TD “It was with great sadness that I learned today of the passing of my former Dáil colleague, fellow Fine Gael member and friend, Frank Crowley. He was a member of Cork County Council for over 30 years, a TD for 16... Read More
12 August 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Iarnród Éireann has reminded communities and customers to give their feedback on the proposed twin-tracking of the Glounthaune to Midleton line by Tuesday 16th August. Last month, the company published details on the proposed twin tracking of the 10km section of the rail line between Glounthaune and Midleton. Public... Read More
8 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Investment to upgrade rural laneways and non-public roads – Funding will improve access to rural homes & farms Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, James O’Connor has today welcomed €1,298,240 in funding this year for the upgrade of rural laneways and non-public roads across Co. Cork. The funding... Read More
7 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie A robust strategy is needed to tackle the rise in cases of monkeypox here in Ireland, according to Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer, who is proposing a meeting of public health officials and relevant health groups. Senator Buttimer was speaking after cases in Ireland rose to 97 during... Read More
5 August 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor has visited Haulbowline Island.
5 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD says that figures showing that there were 2,120 primary school classes across the state with 30 pupils or more in the academic year 2021-2022, underline the need for increased investment in our education system in the upcoming budget. Deputy... Read More
5 August 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie The granting of planning permission for a five-story extension to Cork University Hospital for additional paediatric facilities is a major step forward for children’s healthcare in Cork according to a Fine Gael TD. Cork North Central Deputy and Fine Gael Health Spokesperson Colm Burke said “The new extension... Read More
28 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, James O’Connor, has urged the public to engage with the upcoming Glounthaune to Midleton twin-tracking public consultation events in early August. Deputy O’Connor commented, “This is such an important transport project for the region and can have a major positive impact for... Read More
26 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork TD Seán Sherlock – whose constituency includes much of County Cork – has received an update on the Killavullen Boil Water Notice “I recently wrote to the Fianna Fáil Minister responsible for water, Darragh O’Brien to seek his intervention in resources to deal with the Killavullen Boil... Read More
26 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan, has welcomed funding of €23,908 for Macroom Library, which will allow people to access the local library outside of normal opening hours, as part of the ‘My Open Library’ initiative announced today. Deputy Moynihan commented, “This is a great... Read More
26 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Have your say at https://busconnects.ie/cork/ The Green Party in Cork has welcomed the extended public consultation period on the initial plans for BusConnects in Cork until 3 October, 2022. The party is encouraging residents and stakeholder groups to feed into the plans, which it says are part of... Read More