28 February 2023 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie New legislation will help credit unions grow as a key provider of community banking in Cork a Fine Gael Senator said. Senator Tim Lombard said the legislation, currently before the Dáil, will enable a wider availability of products across credit unions and enable members to access the widest... Read More
16 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Improvement works for rural roads and laneways in County Cork will receive crucial funding to improve accessibility and boost connectivity, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard welcomed the overarching funding of €12.4 million announced this week by Fine Gael colleague, Minister for Rural and Community... Read More
1 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is welcoming a new EU-wide innovative platform to help diagnose cancer. Launched ahead of World Cancer Day (Saturday February 4th), the European Cancer Imaging Initiative will use artificial intelligence and digital technologies to assist in the detection, identification and treatment of the disease.... Read More
14 January 2023 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is calling for the establishment of a dedicated Health Committee at the European Parliament. The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) currently oversees public health issues that affect Ireland and all EU members. MEP Clune, a member of that Committee and... Read More
12 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business News – 5% growth in Cork means 1,152 net job gains according to EI The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD and Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, have announced the creation nationally of 19,660 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland client... Read More
17 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork parents are set to save thousands of euros per year with a substantial reduction in childcare fees in January when Budget measures take effect, a Cork Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy Colm Burke said many parents are currently receiving notifications from creches outlining their revised fees... Read More
15 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea recently welcomed the allocation of Government funding of over €5.8m to 99 animal welfare organisations throughout the country involved in protecting animal welfare. Many welfare organisations based in Cork are to benefit from this funding. The payments will be made... Read More
6 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Small companies in Cork will benefit from a considerable change which will make more companies eligible for Government export grants, according to Fine Gael TD Cork North Central TD Colm Burke was speaking after Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, recently announced the transformative... Read More
3 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Payment details for the Christmas Bonus for next week have been outlined by Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard “The payment will be made to pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, widows, and lone parents in County Cork and 1.3 million people nationwide will benefit,” explained Senator Lombard. “The Christmas... Read More
24 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD David Stanton has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, that multimillion-euro funding has been allocated under the Strategic Infrastructure Fund for the development of a new Youthreach facility in Mallow. The new facility of approximately... Read More
15 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Grants for vacant properties expanded to rural and urban areas in Cork – Colm Burke TD Grants of up to €50,000 for homeowners of vacant and derelict properties have been extended to both rural areas and cities and will be available under the Croí Conaithe Towns scheme. Cork North Central TD Colm Burke has... Read More
15 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, today (15 November) attended a meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Brussels. Ministers discussed the situation in Ukraine and what further steps the EU can take to increase support to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, and the Secretary General... Read More