1 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has secured over €7 million to deliver key infrastructure projects in Carrigaline and Kanturk. The Council has secured €6.4 million from the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, under the Urban Regeneration & Development Fund, for the delivery of the Carrigaline Western Relief Road,... Read More
26 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has said the community in Glanmire deserve a clear answer in relation the former John Barleycorn site in the suburb, which officials say the city is unlikely to buy. The former hotel was destroyed by a fire in 2006. The community in Glanmire... Read More
25 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Deputy Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s spokesperson on health, said, “There have been changes in how healthcare is delivered as a result of Covid-19, with GPs changing how they deliver patient care by providing assessments over the telephone and through the use of video technology. “Never... Read More
25 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central has called on motor insurers to provide reductions or rebates to their customers equivalent to at least 20 percent of premiums for 2020. The move comes after the latest CSO figures show a 38 percent drop in the volume of cars... Read More
23 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Students are cold in their classrooms, ventilation plan must be made clear by Government for winter months – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Cork South Central TD, and Sinn Féin spokesperson for Education, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the Government to deliver clear guidelines to schools on ventilation,... Read More
20 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Green party welcome appointment of Trees Officer in Cork City “We are very pleased that a Trees officer will be appointed by Cork City Council. This will build the capacity of the council to protect and build a green city. The vision for the Trees Officer... Read More
20 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The CEO of European Movement Ireland, Noelle O’Connell – from Blarney, Cork – has been elected as a Vice President of the board European Movement International. The position is described as a “significant and senior leadership position which encompasses European Movement councils in 34 countries in addition to... Read More
19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This week Sinn Féin published the ‘Covid19 Carryover of Annual Leave Bill’ which seeks to give workers the legal right to carry over any leave which they could not take due to the effects of the Covid19 crisis into 2021 and/or 2022. Cork East TD Pat Buckley said:... Read More
18 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Working from home will not take off unless Broadband Plan is urgently delivered by government – MEP Kelleher “The flexibility of being able to work from home will not remain a long term prospect for thousands of people unless the connectivity challenge is tackled head on, and the... Read More
17 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On seeing the domain for this project www.CorkLimerick.ie older readers may think of the “Cork & Limerick Savings Bank” (which went on to become Permanent TSB), but it is actually the website for the proposed Cork-Limerick Motorway. This is road would be game-changer for the region. It would... Read More
16 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has welcomed confirmation from Minister Michael McGrath that the Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme is to recommence. Deputy Moynihan said: “The Minister for Finance is tabling an amendment to the Finance Bill to give legislative effect to the existing... Read More
16 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today the Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney (A T.D. from Cork South Cental) confirmed the allocation of an additional €1 million to his Department’s Civil Defence budget for 2021. The additional €1 million was allocated under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan for 2021.... Read More
