20 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Cork City Councillor Chris O’Leary has said that Bessborough should be donated to the City of Cork or to the state. He stated that the considerable state funding received by Bessborough means that there is a social obligation for the Sisters of the Scared Hearts of […]
15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O Laoghaire has called for all those who support Irish unity to work together to achieve it. Speaking in Derry at a debate on Irish unity as part of Gasyard Feile ’17, the Cork South Central TD said: “The next few years will change […]
9 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Abstentionism is an anachronism – Sinn Fein need to take their seats for the good of the island – says Cork Seantor Colm Burke – who is a member of the Fine Gael (Government) Party Sinn Fein should hold a special convention to end the wasteful, anachronistic policy […]
9 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ní Riada has raised the issue of Ireland’s ‘dysfunctional, complex and cumbersome’ system for registering horses with the European Commission and the European Council. The Ireland South MEP said the current system goes needlessly beyond the requirements of EU law. “It is widely accepted […]
9 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that the Government needs to get to grips with the outrageous waiting list facing patients in Cork. Key stats Cork University Hospital o · 7,099 patients on hospital trollies in 2016. o · 27,321 outpatients on waiting lists as of […]
28 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Justice spokesperson Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has branded the move by the Legal Aid Board to begin restricting access to those applying for Legal Aid in District Court family law cases as ‘deeply troubling’, and expressed significant concern about the impact it may have on such […]
26 July 2017 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie Related content: [Special Audio Feature] Wild Atlantic Way Audio Tour Cork based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for action from Failte Ireland and the Department of Tourism on bringing the Seven Heads Peninsula into the Wild Atlantic Way route. The Ireland South MEP was speaking […]
24 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for plans to sell Bessborough House to be frozen at least until a forensic dig of the grounds has been completed. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after it was revealed that the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus […]
18 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called for the Department of Children to intervene in the sale of Bessborough, which is sometimes spelled as Bessboro The lands are being sold by the Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary, however, the site may contain important information […]
12 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Parents must be supported with ‘astronomical Back to School Costs’ – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Cork South Central) raised concerns about the ever spiralling costs of sending children back to school. The summer months pose some […]