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4 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The National Lottery has issued a final plea for all its EuroMillions players in Co. Cork to check their tickets as the deadline for a €40,872 prize, won on April 6th expires tomorrow, Thursday 5th July. The National Lottery has revealed today that it has still to hear...
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4 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie IFAC warn farmers to plan for winter fodder stocks now to avoid problems later in the year Farmers should get a cashflow budget in place to help meet financial commitments this year The accountancy and financial advisory firm IFAC (www.ifac.ie) today warned that the current heatwave sweeping the...
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4 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork County Council are continuing to monitoring all water supplies across the county on a daily basis while this unprecedented dry spell continues. Night time restrictions have been imposed on the Inniscarra, Clonakilty and Kilbrin water supplies from 11pm until 7am. These will continue...
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4 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called on Cork City Council to invest in Dutch-style cycle ramps on public steps on the northside of the city. Why the Northside? because that’s the hilliest part of Cork! The ramps, called wheeling ramps, are commonplace in the Netherlands and allow...
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4 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has said that there is an inherent unfairness in the way the Rebuilding Ireland Homeloan Scheme is biased against unmarried people. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after questioning the Minister for Housing on the guidelines used to determine if an...
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3 July 2018 Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada raised the issue of Lyme Disease in the European Parliament this week. The Ireland South MEP asked the Commission for an update on what work was being done at a European level to raise awareness of the condition. “Lyme disease is the most...
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3 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie City Cllr proposes motion for a new sign in Cork City to list twinned cities Cllr Dr John Sheehan (Fianna Fail) said “In view of the fact the San Francisco had recently erected a signpost listing their twinned cites and their distances, I would like to see a similar...
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3 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today announced the signing of a new community of interest sound broadcasting contract for the Christian community of Cork City, Life FM. Speaking at the contract signing, chief executive of the BAI, Michael O’Keeffe said: “We are very pleased to sign...
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3 July 2018 By Bryan Symth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish Archaeological Consultancy forces workers to ‘Dig4Decency’ as company refuses to engage collectively with workers Members of Unite’s archaeology branch and supporters from around the country will be converging on Macroom town square tomorrow (Wednesday 4 July) to hold a protest in solidarity with Unite archaeologists working for...
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3 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is anxious to ensure public water is conserved as much as possible and has established a Water Conservation Management Group in response to the current weather conditions to help manage supplies across the county. This group convened today and has issued guidance to staff on the...
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3 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has welcomed the announcement that seaweed harvesting licences cannot be awarded in an area where there is an existing right to harvest seaweed. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, said the ruling was a victory for coastal...
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3 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie For Americans living in Cork, it must be a little odd to celebrate Independence Day thousands of miles from home. Not having a day off from work and a lack of fireworks displays may have them longing for traditions from home, but all that’s about to change as...
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