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31st December, 2010

Fire at former Cork Hospital

Gardai are investigating a the former psychiatric former Our Lady’s Hospital on Lee Road, Shanakiel, Cork City. The blaze caused extensive damage to an unoccupied wing of the landmark 18th-century building. Gardai at Gurranebraher station are handling the investigation. Five units of the Cork city fire service raced to the scene on Wednesday night having... Read More
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30th December, 2010

Tenant purchase scheme improved

Cork South Central Fianna Fáil T.D. Michael McGrath has said local authority tenants can avail of a discount of up to 45% if purchasing their home from the Council in 2011, under improvements which have been introduced to the Tenant Purchase Scheme. The normal maximum discount is 30% (based on 10 year’s tenancy) but this... Read More
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24th December, 2010

Rochestown Road is a bottleneck

Michael McGrath T.D. has welcomed Cork County Council’s intention to investigate the ongoing traffic congestion on the Rochestown road at morning peak time. The Council’s investigation will focus on the operation of the roundabout near St. Patrick’s Church which is the scene of heavy traffic congestion each morning. ‘I have been raising this issue with... Read More
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26th November, 2010

Munster MEP wants to be TD

Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore has unveiled Alan Kelly – currently an MEP for Ireland South – as labours general election candidate for North Tipperary/South Offally. Speaking on his announcement as a potential candidate, Alan Kelly, stated he was ‘honoured and delighted’ to be part of Labour’s election team. “I am both honoured and delighted to... Read More
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26th November, 2010

Cork students protest against cutbacks

Next week UCC-SU in conjunction with CIT-SU and USI will be holding a protest in Cork City. The ‘REBEL AGAINST CUTBACKS’ protest will start at 11am in CIT, moving to UCC at 12pm, leaving UCC at 1pm to culminate in a rally in Grand Parade at 2pm. Speaking at the event will be John Lane... Read More
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24th November, 2010

Clonakilty Sinn Fein hold anti government protest

On Monday evening last (23rd), the Clon Sinn Féin Cumann organised a march calling for an immediate general election. Around 30 people attended the event which was organised late the night before. It was organised to get participants thinking about patriots of times gone by, versus the corrupt and inept politicians in Government. The peaceful... Read More
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Alt: David Stanton TD (Fine Gael)
24th November, 2010

Stanton Raises Sugar Industry Shutdown in Dail

Following the European Court of Auditors (ECA) report, last week, on the failures of the EU sugar industry restructuring, Cork East TD, David Stanton secured a Dail adjournment debate on the matter. The report said that the decision to shutdown the Irish sugar industry was taken on out of date information. “Having participated on the... Read More
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24th November, 2010

Labour targets two seats in Cork East

Cork East Labour Party TD Seán Sherlock has said that for the first time ever he believes his party has a real chance of taking two seats in the Cork East Constituency. Deputy Sherlock said: “I look forward to hitting the campaign trail with running mate, Cobh-based County Councillor John Mulvihill, who was given the... Read More
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22nd November, 2010

Clune wants General Election

Responding to the ongoing chaos within the Government Cork Fine Gael TD Deirdre Clune believes that the voices of the Irish public must be heard now through an immediate General Election. “Last Monday the international media revealed that the current Government were misleading the Irish public. This Monday we see a Government in chaos. The... Read More
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