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27 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Brendan Howlin TD and the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine and Defence, Simon Coveney TD were today (Friday) in Cork to highlight the benefits of the Government’s capital investment programme, Building on Recovery, for the Cork and Kerry area. Ministers Jimmy... Read More
27 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed a group of visitors from Cork to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The group met with Irish MEPs and EU Agricultural Commissioner Phil Hogan before watching a live session of the European Parliament. Commenting on the visit, Deirdre Clune said... Read More
26 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Tourism Taskforce Deirdre Clune has congratulated both Clonakilty and Cobh on making the shortlist in the Failte Ireland National Tourism Town awards and said that Cork has a bright future ahead when it comes to tourism. “Tourism is a... Read More
26 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Old plant failed to meet environmental standards for the treatment of wastewater causing poor water quality in the River Stick and significant odour issues for the local community Irish Water, Ireland’s national water utility responsible for providing and developing water and wastewater services throughout Ireland, in partnership with... Read More
25 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland must succeed – where Belgium and France have failed Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has said that we must learn from the experiences of our EU neighbours when it comes to integrating refugees and migrants into our towns and villages across Ireland. The Government has agreed that... Read More
25 November 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Christmas FM to Commence Broadcasting The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has granted a 30-day temporary sound broadcasting licence to Christmas FM, to run from 28th November to 26th December 2015. The licence allows the all-Christmas radio station to broadcast from 7am to 2am seven days a week during... Read More
25 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Christmas is coming early to children in Crosshaven, Co Cork, with the RNLI hosting a special reading of their children’s Christmas story at Crosshaven Lifeboat Station tomorrow Thursday 26 November from 10am. Approximately 90 children are expected to come to the lifeboat station to enjoy three readings of... Read More
25 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anticipation is building ahead of the 2015 Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns awards with the top ten towns from across the country all firmly in the running for this year’s crown. Two overall winners, Best Large Town and Best Small Town, will be announced at a ceremony in the... Read More
24 November 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new economic analysis has shown that the South West has enjoyed a stronger rebound in employment than the national average. The Economic Briefing event, which was hosted by RTE Media Sales, Hopkins Communications and the Clarion Hotel, saw David Murphy, Business Editor at RTE News, chair an... Read More
24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féín General Election Candidate Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that he decision by Nurses to take industrial action illustrates the total failure of the Government to get to grips with the crisis in the Health System He said; “Our Healthcare system is increasingly going from... Read More
24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The threat of homelessness faced by low income families struggling with ever increasing rents and greatly increased living costs is even bigger than the current homelessness crisis. The Society of St Vincent de Paul has spent in excess of €6.2 million assisting people throughout Cork in the past year. “Most... Read More