20 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Presidential candidate Liadh Ní Riada has said that all candidates for the Presidency have a duty to inform citizens of their various platforms and should take part in a televised debate. Liadh Ní Riada said: “Úachtarán na hÉireann is an extremely important elected position and it is vitally […]
16 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Liadh Ní Riada (51) is the Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South, and today SInn Fein confirmed speculation that she is the parties Presidential Candiadate. Personal Profile Raised in County Cork’s rural Múscraí Gaeltacht, she is a native Irish speaker and the youngest daughter of iconic composer and […]
15 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said she is looking forward to the fishing communities of Ireland and Munster being able to voice their concerns directly to the EU Fisheries Committee. The Ireland South MEP was speaking ahead of an official Committee mission to Cork next week. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]