14 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie More houses of any kind is positive news Cork City Council, in partnership with Citidwell Developments Ltd, is about to launch the first affordable housing scheme in the south east of the city at Seaberry Drive, Cooneys Lane, Meadow Brome, Grange, Douglas, on the South side of Cork... Read More
9 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has called for the Committee on Public Petitions to hold the government to account on over a decade of unsafe drinking water in Corks Whitegate Public Water Supply area. Deputy Buckley made his comments following his request that the Oireachtas... Read More
10 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin local area representative for Ballincollig and candidate for Cork City South West, Joe Lynch, has described as a ‘victory for people power’ confirmation that the National Transport Authority has abandoned its plans to knock through the East Gate wall in Ballincollig as part of its ‘BusConnects... Read More
22 February 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley for Cork East has called on the government to heed the warnings of experts that their retrofitting programme is not fit for purpose. The programme fails to address the significant challenges faced by rural households, many of whom are elderly and on low... Read More
31 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South-Central TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has raised yesterday with the Taoiseach the crisis in the childcare sector in Cork and urged the Government to intervene. Speaking in the Dáil chamber Teachta Ó Laoghaire said, “Taoiseach, to find a childcare place in Cork city or county at the... Read More
29 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin local area representative for Ballincollig and candidate in Cork City South West, Joe Lynch, has described reports that the return of personal belongings of Leo Murphy to Cork are contingent on a long-term ‘loan’ arrangement with Tameside Council in Manchester as “disgraceful and laughable”. Joe Lynch... Read More
15 November 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Mandy O’Leary Hegarty has called on Cork City Council to include Glanmire and rural surrounding areas in a Community Garda Forum similar to the ones held in The Glen and Mayfield. Ms O’Leary Hegarty has said: Glanmire became part of Cork City Council with a boundary... Read More
12 November 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This weekend’s Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Athlone heard calls for a reform of the government’s retrofitting scheme as a means of improving Cork City’s woeful domestic energy ratings. Sinn Féin local area representative for Ballincollig and candidate in Cork City South West, Joe Lynch, highlighted how Cork... Read More
1 November 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie “Two years since its closure, Ballincollig is still without the fire service it deserves” Sinn Féin local area representative for Ballincollig, Joe Lynch, has said that the continued closure of Ballincollig fire station represents ‘a complete failure to provide a fire service that the people of Ballincollig deserve’.... Read More
21 October 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin has announced a ticket of three candidates to contest next summer’s Local Elections in Cork City South West. The candidates are Orla O’Leary who lives on the Model Farm Road was recently selected by the party to replace Eolan Ryng on Cork City Council, Joe Lynch... Read More