8 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New Grade-A office building opened in Cork City The Taoiseach has attended the official opening of ‘Penrose One’ and ‘Penrose Two’ at the 250,000 sq ft ‘Penrose Dock‘, Cork City. Penrose Dock is adjacent to Kent Railway Station, and just minutes’ walk from the City Centre. The building... Read More
8 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council, with support from the Department of Foreign Affairs, is to run an innovative virtual Senior Chinese Officials Training Programme 2021 (#SCOTP21), an ambitious and wide-ranging celebration of Cork City’s friendship with our Sister City Shanghai and Partner Cities Hangzhou, Wuxi and Shenzhen. As part of... Read More
2 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed €185m in investment for rail in Cork announced by the Government. The money will be used for works to upgrade the rail line on the north side of the city and near Kent Station. These will enable the opening of new... Read More
27 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Good news for Farmers Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has welcomed the allocation of €920,000 for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural Cork communities. Over €68 million has now been invested under the Local Improvement Scheme since it was re-introduced in 2017. Senator Lombard said:... Read More
27 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Minister for Health and the Government to ensure that there is no cliff-edge to current wage supports for workers as our economy reopens over the coming weeks and months, and to ensure that the Bar & restaurant sector... Read More
27 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Government to stand up for workers at Cork Airport, and to engage with Aer Lingus to ensure that no jobs are lost. Speaking in the Dáil, the Cork South Central TD said: “The reality is, that aviation will... Read More
27 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The programme, which has demonstrated that it plays a significant role in helping young people experience Europe will have almost double the funding in 2021 to 2027, with over €28 billion from different sources, compared to the previous seven years when it had a budget of €14.7 billion.... Read More
24 May 2021 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Greater urgency needed in in clearing Driver Theory Test backlog Ireland is suffering from long waiting lists for the driver theory test, and driving test. There are even reports of driving test cancellations due to COVID. Alas, the pandemic cannot be helped, but speaking about just the... Read More
23 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 87 Tidy Towns groups in Cork awarded funding The return of the Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition will be a huge boost to communities across Cork a Fine Gael TD has said. Cork North Central Deputy Colm Burke confirmed that 87 Tidy Town Groups in Cork have now been... Read More
23 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Greens have welcomed the allocation of €51,600 for biodiversity projects in Cork County and City as part of the Local Authority Biodiversity Grant Scheme. The Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, announced that all 31 Local Authorities have received funding... Read More
23 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Support for Taoiseach Micheál Martin is on the rise according to a new opinion poll, but the betting says something different as his odds on being replaced by the end of the year are going in the opposite direction. The Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll saw Micheál Martin’s... Read More