12 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for East Cork Pat Buckley has described the increasing difficult financial situation faced by many in the Defence Forces (which includes the Irish Army, and Irish Naval Sercice) as shameful. He was responding to information from the Department of Social Protection which revealed the number... Read More
11 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork, Jerry Buttimer met with the Russian Ambassador, Maxim Peshkov, in Leinster House this morning to discuss the worrying LGBT and human rights issues in Chechnya. “During the meeting with the Ambassador I strongly condemned the mistreatment and detainment of over 100 gay men... Read More
11 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deirdre Clune MEP for Ireland South (Fine Gael), hosted a visit of 16 students from 4 Cork schools to the European Parliament in Brussels earlier this week. The students were accompanied by their teachers and by Councillor Des Cahill (Fine Gael), Lord Mayor of Cork City. The students... Read More
11 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, is urging parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated before any summer travel as a number of countries have reported measles outbreaks. “Measles is very contagious disease and can affect anyone at any age. Unfortunately a number of countries... Read More
10 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Choice Based Letting Scheme will flounder without new social houses – says TD Things were better for Cork Councils under my Fianna Fail Party – indicates TD Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fail) has said that Cork’s Social Housing Crisis will continue to deteriorate unless Minister... Read More
10 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie What do you do if you are running a radio station and you have an idea for a new show? Worldwide you need to make sure that the show will match with your audience, meanwhile here in Ireland you also need to make sure that the proposed show will... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a nine day celebration of Cork’s maritime culture, from 3rd – 11th June 2017. Starting on the June Bank Holiday weekend the festival features 60 events taking place in Cork City as well as 15... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Representative [*1] for Cork City South East, Peter Horgan, has called for more support for first time buyers looking to secure a house in Cork. “When we hear news of more mortgages being approved than there are houses being built, we have to be... Read More
9 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork said that serious gorse fires – like the the blazes that broke out yesterday at Skibbereen and Schull, and recently in Gougane Barra, Kealkill, and the Sheepshead and Beara peninsulas – will become more prevalent if Minister for Heritage, Heather Humphreys, gets her way... Read More
9 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed a nationwide Red C poll commissioned by the European Movement (EM) Ireland which shows Irish people would not follow their EU neighbours Britain out of the EU – if a vote were to take place in the morning. Almost 90... Read More
8 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish Water is progressing work on a number of Cork water supplies which is aimed at facilitating their removal from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Remedial Action List (RAL) The Remedial Action List is updated quarterly by the EPA and Irish Water has a prioritised programme of investment for... Read More
7 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin TD has congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his election as President of the French Republic today, and said he is looking forward to working with him in the future on issues of mutual concern to both Ireland and France. “President-Elect Macron’s victory is... Read More
