8 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Gardai already have a Traffic Corps (renamed recently as Roads Policing). Is it now time for dedicated Transport Police? Labour Local Area Representative in Peter Horgan has said that immediate funding and allocation of dedicated transport police on the city’s buses must happen. “Incidents occurred before lockdown... Read More
7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has highlighted changes to grants for septic tanks and wells which will see increased funding available to people in Cork. The changes come under Measure 8 of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme, which runs from 2019 to 2021. Senator Lombard said, “Under the... Read More
6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This week, Clonakilty woman, Evie Nevin, has accepted an invitation to sit on EmployAbility’s West Cork board. Evie ran in last year’s local elections for the Social Democrats and later was elected to the National Executive as Vice Chairperson of her party. EmployAbility founded in 2001, is a... Read More
6 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The extension of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to assist those financially affected by Covid-19 until the end of August is a crucial support for thousands of people in Cork, Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has said. On top of this, the Fine Gael led Government has also confirmed the... Read More
6 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The acceleration of the Government’s Phase 2 reopening plan has been made possible thanks in no small part to the huge efforts of the people of Cork, Fine Gael Deputy Colm Burke has said. Deputy Colm Burke said: “My colleagues in Cabinet have agreed to implement all elements of Phase 2 and to... Read More
6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Education that the Teaching Council are adopting a more flexible approach and are reviewing the process for trainee teachers who have still to to complete their qualifications in the midst of the... Read More
5 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The annual support grant has now been paid to 13,518 hardworking carers in Cork, Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has said. Deputy Colm Burke said: “The annual grant of €1,700 is available to all carers providing full-time care to an older person or a person with a disability,... Read More
5 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A digital book of condolences for the people of Cork to express their sympathies to the family of George Floyd has been opened. Green Party City Councillors contacted the Lord Mayor yesterday afternoon to have a book opened in City Hall, however, the response from the council stated... Read More
4 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of its commitment to protect consumers online, the European Commission has coordinated a sweep of websites, with the aim of finding out where consumers in the EU are being subjected to content promoting false claims or scam products in the context of the coronavirus. The results... Read More
4 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie – “Many of our national competitors cannot access training facilities” says Politician Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan is calling on the government to examine measures which could allow our high-performance athletes travel to their training facilities, which in many cases may be outside of... Read More
4 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clonakilty, the only town now in the whole of Ireland to have a “Town Mayor”, will see the installation of the new First Citizen this evening at 8pm. The present Deputy Mayor, Pádraig O’ Reilly, will be presented with the “trappings of office” by the outgoing Mayor Michael... Read More
3 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Green Party Councillors in Cork City have asked the Lord Mayor to open a book of condolences for the family of George Floyd, a man who was murdered by members of the Minneapolis police department while being detained. Protests held in the wake of the murder have been... Read More
