3 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A special meeting of Cork City Council will take place this evening where potential Presidential candidates can make presentations to councillors in a bid to seek the nomination of Cork City Council. The Special Meeting will take place at 7pm. This follows Cork City Council being contacted by... Read More
23 August 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein Mental Health spokesperson Pat Buckley TD (Cork East) has blasted the recent closure of new CAMHS referrals in Cork as a “shocking indictment on the system and it’s neglect by government”. The closure means GP’s are being asked to send children and young people in distress... Read More
7 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has backed calls for Cork to be developed into a maritime cluster. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, was speaking as she attended the Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Galway. “I was very pleased with the positive... Read More
3 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has welcomed the announcement that seaweed harvesting licences cannot be awarded in an area where there is an existing right to harvest seaweed. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, said the ruling was a victory for coastal... Read More
16 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that there is an urgent need for a second driving test centre to service Cork City and the surrounding area, and Minister for Transport Shane Ross has agreed to ask the RSA about the potential of a second centre. “People... Read More
6 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has warned there will be more plastic waste in our oceans than fish by 2050 according to a UN report. The Ireland South MEP gave the stark warning as she addressed the European Parliament last week on the urgent need to tackle... Read More
21 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie East Cork Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley and Councillor Danielle Twomey Sinn Féin have welcomed the announcement by Cork County Council under part 8 planning to construct a new slip road at Lakeview Roundabout, Midleton, County Cork at the N25 junction with the R630 Midleton and Ballinacurra. Deputy... Read More
13 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that there is a urgent need for a second driving test centre to service Cork City and the surrounding area. “People in Cork City, and the surrounding areas are waiting inordinate lengths of time to get a driving test. It... Read More
5 March 2018 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that the frontline staff, who kept emergency and essential services going during Storm Emma. He also said that we now need to gear up for the danger of flooding. “Severe Weather events can be dangerous, and... Read More
26 February 2018, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The new Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has called for a “reimagining of Ireland” and stated that the mission of Uniting Ireland is about more than ending partition. Teachta McDonald made the remarks while delivering a keynote address on Irish Unity in Cork City Hall... Read More
23 February 2018, Friday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie McDonald to address major United Ireland conference in Cork tomorrow Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD has said that the important discussion on building an agreed future for all the people of Ireland will continue at a major conference in Cork tomorrow. McDonald will address the... Read More
15 February 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has called on the Government to immediately introduce new measures to tackle rising rents in Cork which currently are not covered by Rent Pressure Zones rules. Deputy Buckley was responding to reports that rents are rising at alarming rates in... Read More
