29 January 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the Justice Minister to address the Dáil to explain the manner in which the Magdalene Redress scheme is being administered. Deputy Ó Laoghaire made the call following the revelation that the Department of Justice is... Read More
24 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Searches for new homes in Cork have increased by 107% in the week’s following the launch of the “Help-to-buy” scheme by the Government, according to Property website – Daft.ie. The site recorded an increase of 107% in searches for new homes in Cork when compared with the... Read More
23 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (Cork South Central TD, based in Carrigaline) has said that Credit Unions have the potential to offer badly needed competition in the mortgage market but that rules on lending restrictions will have to change to allow this to happen. Deputy... Read More
23 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Foundation recently held a briefing in Leinster House with all Cork based TD’s and Senators. The organisation which was established in 2013 is a registered charity that matches donors to social enterprises who through this funding can create sustainable jobs, positively impacting communities at grass... Read More
21 Janaury 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie West Cork’s famous brothers have won another titel prestgious title of ‘Cork Persons of the Year’. Skibbereen based 2016 Olympic medal winners Gary and Paul O’Donovan received the title at todays gala awards luncheon in Rochestown Park Hotel Cork. The Mayor of Cork County Seamus McGrath and Lord Mayor of... Read More
19 January 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie File photo of anchor at Ringaskiddy Car Ferry building. Copyright TheCork.ie 2009.The Green Party in Cork are “deeply concerned” that An Bord Pleanála has once again postponed the decision date for the Indaver Ireland waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy. The postponement has been reported in the Irish Examiner Newspaper... Read More
16 January 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork is among the most careless of counties when it comes to looking after smartphones, a survey commissioned by Low.ie has revealed. Confirming its status as the ‘rebel’ county, some 28% of respondents from Cork admitted to going the extra mile to save their smartphone after dropping it... Read More
10 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, Kevin O’Keeffe has said that he is quietly confident that full construction of the Dunkettle Upgrade will begin in 2019 following a reply he received from Transport Infrastructure Ireland. In a reply he received from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), he was... Read More
10 January 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clúid provides 869 homes to date in Cork and 5,777 units across the country. And Clúid is aiming to deliver many more, with 2,500 homes in the pipeline over the next three years. Clúid’s spokesperson Simon Brooke said: “[local authorities] they support us in assessing the need for... Read More
9 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport saw passenger numbers increase by 8% in 2016 year compared with the previous year. This represents an increase in passenger numbers from 2.07m in 2015 to over 2.23m in 2016. The increase comes on the back of a year which saw a positive reverse in... Read More
8 January 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A €5.5 million investment by Irish Water to upgrade the Inniscarra Water Treatment Plant in Cork will improve the efficiency of the facility and allow for future growth in the capacity of the plant. The Inniscarra Water Treatment Plant provides drinking water to Cork city and its outskirts... Read More
6 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 1,666 claimants caught up in the collapse of Setanta Insurance in April 2014 remain in limbo as a final decision on who pays the bill is awaited in the Courts. Figures released to the Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath (Cork South Central TD), through a... Read More
