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8th August, 2017

SOCIAL WELFARE: Lump Sum Winter Fuel Payments a new option for pensioners

8 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 15th September deadline to apply Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has called on older people and those eligible for the Winter Fuel Allowance to consider applying for a lump sum payment instead of the normal weekly payment. At present, eligible recipients received €22.50... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS
8th August, 2017

HEALTH: Neglected mental health services ‘failing young people’ – says Sinn Fein TD

8 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin deputy Mental Health spokesperson Pat Buckley TD has said that government neglect of mental health services is failing young people and leading to unacceptable waiting lists for initial assessments and treatment. He made his comments following a call by the National Youth Council of Ireland for... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS
8th August, 2017

HEALTH: System on the cusp of becoming a solely EMERGENCY service – warns Cork TD Billy Kelleher

8 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Rocketing Waiting Lists show that capacity is no longer there to deal with day to day issues – says TD Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher has said that unless the Government urgently increases capacity in the health system, routine, non-acute procedures and diagnostics will no longer... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, POLITICS
8th August, 2017

MAKING MOVIES: Film In Cork and LEO South Cork six week ‘Start Your Own Business Programme’ starts September

8 August 2017, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Film In Cork has joined forces the with Local Enterprise Office (LEO) South Cork to offer a six week, Start Your Own Business Programme, specially designed for those working in film, television and animation. The extremely practical course, running one Monday evening per week from September... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
7th August, 2017

DISPOSABLE SOCIETY: Skilled craftspeople, seamstresses and repair men and women in high demand in Cork as regional waste management offices work to reduce household waste

7 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Southern Region Waste Management Office is currently compiling a database of (county) craftspeople skilled in the area of repairing, reimagining and repurposing old items, from which they will engage key personnel for Reuse Month 2017. The success of last year’s inaugural event means that even more... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS
6th August, 2017

FARMING: Just 6% of Irish farmers are under 35 years of age – Young people don’t see farming as a viable career

6 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has said that Irish agriculture faces a difficult future unless more young people can be convinced that farming is a viable and sustainable career. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after receiving information from the Department of Agriculture which shows... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS
6th August, 2017

CORK CITY COUNCIL v CORK COUNTY COUNCIL: Latest COUNTY Council city boundary proposal should be IGNORED – says Cork Green Party

6 August 2017, Sunday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has urged the body established to oversee the extension of Cork City Council to ignore the latest submission by Cork County Council. Last week, the government published the terms of reference for the Cork Local Government Implementation Oversight Group. The group is... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS
5th August, 2017

Cobh is “One of Western Europe’s best cruise destinations” – according to Cruise Critic

4 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie For the second year running Cobh has been ranked second favourite cruise destination in the British Isles and Western Europe in the 2017 Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards. Cruise Critic is the world’s leading cruise review site and online cruise community and the awards name the best... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
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