Rents are rising quicker in Cork than Dublin! says Daft.ie report

10 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has expressed his concern, and alarm at the continued runaway increases in rent in Cork City, and the impact it is having on so many families. He was speaking following the publication of a report by Daft.ie, which showed that rent in... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

5th May, 2016

Home Help being totally under-resourced – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD

5 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the Minister for Health to review the funding for the Home Help Scheme, and for the Home Care packages. He was commenting on figures obtained by PQ, which show that the majority of new applications for Home Help approved... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

4th May, 2016

Have a cup of tea with Cork’s MEP’s this Friday in City Hall

4 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year the European Parliament Information office in Ireland is celebrating Europe Day in Cork. Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael), Deidre Clune MEP (Fine Gael) and Liadh Ni Riada MEP (Sinn Fein) will be there to share the celebrations and Shay Byrne (RTE Rising Time) will be... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FIANNA FAIL, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

27th April, 2016

Cork City’s cashless payment project wins at ‘Contactless and Mobile Awards’ in London

27 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor, Councillor Chris O’ Leary has this morning welcomed the winning by Cork of another major international award last night. The win came at the prestigious Contactless and Mobile Annual Awards in London, where other category winners came from Poland, Great Britain, Turkey and beyond.... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

22nd April, 2016

The potential of the Gearagh and of the Upper Lee Valley must be realised

22 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada stated that the Gearagh natural amenity in the Upper Lee Valley must be realised and developed as a local amenity, a tourist attraction and as a research site. She made the comments following a meeting with the ESB at Iniscarra earlier this... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

21st April, 2016

Cut to “ring-fenced” mental health funding represents a callous move from a detached Minister – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD

21 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that it is absolutely essential that the funding for the mental health budget is protected and he called on acting Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, to row back from his plan to divert €12... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

21st April, 2016

Potential for a viable and sustainable eel fishery must not be ignored

21 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has stated that all stakeholders must be included in discussions about the conservation of eels in our waterways and the revival of a sustainable eel fishery in Ireland. She made the comments following a meeting with the ESB, who have responsibility for... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

20th April, 2016

Jonathan O’Brien TD calls for new approach to drugs problem

20 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking during a Dáil debate on health today, Sinn Féin spokesperson for Drugs, Deputy Jonathan O’Brien problems to be dealt with as a health problem rather than a criminal justice one. The Cork North Central TD said; “We have an ever-increasing number of people losing their lives through... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

29th March, 2016

Sinn Féin to hold housing crisis protest outside Cork City Hall

29 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin will hold a protest on the issue of the housing crisis outside Cork City Hall this evening at 5pm. Members of the party’s team on Cork City Council will be available to the media for comment.

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

19th March, 2016

Former Cork Lord Mayor Tomás MacCurtain to be commemorated

19 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The annual Tomás MacCurtain commemoration will take place this Sunday (March 21st) 1pm at the Republican Plot in St. Finbarr’s cemetery. The main speaker for the commemoration will be Sinn Féin’s newly elected TD, Donnchadh O’Laoghaire. Ard Mhéara Chorcaí Cllr Chris O’Leary will lay a wreath at MacCurtain’s... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

8th March, 2016

Cork MEP Liadh Ní Riada condemns Minister Simon Coveney´s decision to overturn High Court judgement

8 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking from Brussels today, the Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland-South, Liadh Ní Riada, has condemned Minister Simon Coveney´s decision to sign a new Statutory Instrument to invalidate a recent High Court judgement that ruled to abolish the current penalty point system for fishermen. Ní Riada said, “The High... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

7th March, 2016

‘Ballyhea says no’ group hold final anti-bondholder protest in North Co Cork village

7 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The ‘Ballyhea says no’ group have held their last march. Around 100 people gathered in the village of in Ballyhea, North Co Cork on Sunday to mark the last rally against the decision to have the Irish taxpayer bail out bondholders. The groups marches lasted only 10 minutes... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN