Additional staff to be hired to deal with pensions review – Aindrias Moynihan

1 October 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Payments expected to commence in Q1, 2019 Fianna Fáil TD, Aindrias Moynihan has secured confirmation from Minister for Social Protection, Regina Doherty that additional staff will be deployed to deal with the review of pensions which is due to get underway shortly. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after questioning... Read More

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1st October, 2018

A Directly Elected Mayor for Cork City? Government takes first steps by agreeing in principal to a plebiscite

1 October 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Government agrees to the holding of plebiscites on directly elected executive mayors for cities Mr John Paul Phelan TD, Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform announced in the past 24 hours that the Government at its meeting of Thursday, 27 September, agreed in principle to... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS

30th September, 2018

TODAYS SOCCER: Cork City away to Bohemians

30 September 2018, Sunday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City make the trip to Dalymount Park on Sunday, as they face Bohemians in the FAI Cup semi-final. City, the cup winners in each of the last two seasons, booked their semi-final place with a 7-0 win away to Longford Town in the quarter finals, while... Read More

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29th September, 2018

INFLATION: Property Prices Rise by €10,000 in Cork – year on year

29 September 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have risen by €10,000 in the last year, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report in association with Davy. The report for Q3 2018 shows that the median asking price for a property in the county now stands at €240,000. This is up €5,000... Read More

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28th September, 2018

Moynihan secures confirmation of new roundabout at Ballymaquirke junction

28 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD, Michael Moynihan is delighted that approval has been given to Cork County Council to carry out remedial works, including a new roundabout, in Ballymaquirke (south of Kanurk, or West of Mallow) at the junction of the R579 and N72 by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Deputy... Read More

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28th September, 2018

Revenue seizes cigarettes and cash in Dublin, Cork and Clare

28 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today (28/09/18), as a result of routine operations, Revenue Officers seized 216,000 cigarettes at Dublin Port. The cigarettes were branded ‘Marlboro’, with a retail value of over €112,000, representing a loss to the Exchequer of approximately €97,000. The cigarettes were discovered when officers conducted an examination of freight... Read More

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28th September, 2018

Cork leads the way in Global Service Design Conference for Ireland

28 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the 11th annual Service Design Global Conference, which takes place in Dublin on October 11th and 12th and has a strong Cork presence throughout. New York, Amsterdam and Madrid have all played host to this dynamic global conference... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

27th September, 2018

Port of Cork purchaess Liebherr ship-to-shore cranes for new Ringaskiddy Terminal

27 September 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork today signed a contract with Liebherr Container Cranes to supply two post panamax size ship to shore (STS) container gantry cranes to the Port of Cork for the new Cork Container Terminal in Ringaskiddy. Following an open tender process Liebherr Container Cranes were awarded... Read More

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27th September, 2018

Funding for community text alert schemes to help prevent crime in West Cork – Daly

27 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Government has allocated funding for community text alert schemes to help prevent crime in West Cork, Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State Jim Daly has said. Minister Daly said: “Community groups working to prevent crime in West Cork can now apply for funding... Read More

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26th September, 2018

DISABILITY NEWS: September 26th is #MakeWayDay

26 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

25th September, 2018

TODAYS SOCCER: Cork’s Liam Miller Tribute Match will be broadcast on Virgin Media free to air

25 September 2018, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Liam Miller Tribute match will air on Virgin Media today. Virgin Media Television is pleased to announce that its platform-exclusive channel, Virgin Media Sport, will broadcast live TV coverage of the Liam Miller Tribute Match between Manchester United Legends v Republic of Ireland and Celtic Legends... Read More

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24th September, 2018

Local Civil Defence volunteers doing West Cork proud

24 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State (a.k.a. Junior Minister) at the Department of Health, Jim Daly has paid tribute to local Civil Defence volunteers in West Cork, as they experience another busy year. New figures released by the Department of Defence, have shown nationwide... Read More

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