27 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Absolutely vital that ban on rent increases and evictions is extended to protect Cork renters – Thomas Gould TD Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould has said, “In order to protect Cork renters it is absolutely vital that the ban on rent increases and evictions be extended until the […]
21 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould has called for proactive solutions to what he described as “the scourge of illegal dumping” in Cork City. The Cork North Central TD said that he and Sinn Féin Councillors are being contacted on almost a daily basis by members of the public […]
19 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Funding totalling €96,000 will be allocated between Ballycotton Pier, Knockadoon Pier and Youghal Harbour under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Local Authority Harbour Programme. The Local Authority Programme forms part of the 2020 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, through which the Department co-funds […]
16 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cllr Danielle Twomey suggests specific times for elderly and vulnerable people in the County’s public parks and public amenities. At Monday’s sitting of Cork County Council’s combined Party Leaders and Corporate Policy Group meeting, Sinn Fein’s sole Councillor in the Local Authority – Cllr Danielle Twomey – raised […]
16 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Private hospital capacity should be utilised to ensure patients with critical conditions receive vital surgeries and treatments – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said that the underutilised additional capacity acquired by the HSE through the agreement with private hospitals should be used to […]
16 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould TD has called on the government to “urgently ensure that the Health and Safety Authority is given the tools it needs to monitor workplaces effectively as we begin reopening our economy.” The Cork North Central TD was speaking following an outbreak of the virus […]
13 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Pat Buckley TD has called for additional supports for SMEs in Cork East. Today Sinn Féin wrote to the Minister for Finance and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation outlining their proposals. They include an extension of the commercial rates break, a new €2bn Back to […]
12 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Leader on Cork City Council, Cllr Mick Nugent has said that the local authority will require stronger funding commitments from the government to cover a significant shortfall as a result of the Covid-19 emergency. Councillor Nugent said; “Local authorities throughout the state are experiencing serious funding […]
5 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin spokesperson on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention – Cork East TD – Pat Buckley has called on the government to meet with Pieta House to address their funding shortfall which as led to pay cuts and redundancies in the mental health service. Speaking today, Deputy Buckley […]
3 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould has called for the reversal of the Carbon Tax increase introduced today. The Cork North Central TD said; “It is indefensible to bring this increase, especially in the middle of a pandemic when every single euro counts for so many people. “All it […]
3 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Second General Election in 2020 Fancied After Odds Cut into 7/2 from 5/1 Green Party Tumble into 8/15 from 10/11 for New Coalition A second general election this year is looking more likely now after BoyleSports trimmed the odds into 7/2 from 5/1. The new support comes after […]
29 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin in Cork will hold a public meeting via Facebook focused on how the people of rebel county are rising to the challenge of Covid-19. The event will be broadcast on the Cork Sinn Féin Facebook page at 7pm. The party’s Cork TDs Thomas Gould, Donnchadh Ó […]