14 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr Fergal Dennehy officially opened the redeveloped Bishop Lucey Park this afternoon – he then also opened a new pedestrian bridge at ‘Lambley’s Lane’ on the former Beamish & Crawford Brewery site The 1980’s park boundary walls and fencing are removed to... Read More
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13 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has agreed an expenditure budget of €362.2m for 2026 at its annual budget meeting last evening, Wednesday, November 12 – a near €36m increase on this year. The main contributors to the increase in expenditure are: a €14.9m increase in homeless funding; a €8.7m increase... Read More
10 November 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Since JPC’s were abolished nationally there had been a gap, that has now been plugged Cork City is proud to announce the official establishment of the Cork City Local Community Safety Partnership, a new initiative aimed at enhancing safety across the city. The Partnership brings together residents, community... Read More
10 November 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork City Council plans to introduce a new system to improve the viewer experience of its live-streamed council meetings – the new system will automatically switch the camera to the person who is speaking The new system will be introduced in phases over the coming months, beginning at... Read More
5 June 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Local Democracy Taskforce established to reform and strengthen local government Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne and Minister of State with responsibility for planning local government John Cummins TD have confirmed the establishment of the Local Democracy Taskforce to finalise a programme of reform... Read More
5 June 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Local Democracy Taskforce established to reform and strengthen local government Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne and Minister of State with responsibility for planning local government John Cummins TD have confirmed the establishment of the Local Democracy Taskforce to finalise a programme of reform and... Read More
10 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures obtained by Social Democrats Cllr Pádraig Rice by Cork City Council show that 348 Council houses are currently vacant – 44 of these in the South Central Ward. Cllr Rice submitted a written question to the Chief Executive to better understand exactly how many Council houses... Read More
10 June 2024 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Final Results of Cork County Council Local Elections 2024 All 55 seats for Cork County Council have now been filled following the 2024 Local Elections. Fianna Fáil is now the largest party on Cork County Council with 19 Elected Members, followed by Fine Gael with 18. There... Read More
7 Decemver 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Being a Cllr is a part time job, historically many Cllrs were self-employed or had an understanding employer who would let them attend meetings during work hors – but society has changed with greater expectations, and social media demands Independent Senators have emphasised problems that will lead to... Read More
25 October 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Socialist Party TD Mick Barry said this morning that the Government’s HAP scheme no longer bears any relationship with the realities of the rental market and that HAP limits urgently need to be increased. His comments come in the wake of the Simon Community’s “Locked Out Of The... Read More
12 September 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has called for the introduction of temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief to support struggling households. The Cork South-Central TD was speaking after the Central Statistics Office (CSO) found that mortgage interest costs had risen by 51 percent in... Read More
22 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Socialist Party TD Mick Barry this morning criticised huge fees being paid to management consultants by CUH at the same time as the hospital’s services remain stretched to breaking point. His comments come in the wake of an Irish Examiner report which reveals that the hospital spent €608,252... Read More