9 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aging mains have been subject to frequent bursts and leakage Residents and businesses in the Newtownshandrum area (located West of Charleville, in North County Cork) will benefit from a much more secure and reliable water supply as a result of an Irish Water project to replace aging water... Read More
9 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Cork have arrested two men and one woman and seized a quantity of drugs. The operate took place last evening in Cork and Kerry Gardaí from the Cork City Divisional Drugs unit carried out an operation which resulted in the seizure of cannabis herb with an... Read More
8 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork-based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has announced that €112,000 has been granted to Cork for agricultural shows next year. This is part of a national allocation of €812,000 by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, which will benefit almost 120 agricultural shows throughout... Read More
7 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A further €151,985 in funding has been secured for Local Improvement Schemes in Cork, confirmed Minister Simon Coveney, Cork South Central TD. A further €7.4 million in funding for Local Authorities under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) was announced last week by Minister Michael Ring, Minister for Rural... Read More
6 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork North Central based Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson, Billy Kelleher TD has said that he simply baffling that the National Children’s Hospital group proceeded to use the name Phoenix Hospital without checking if that name was in use somewhere else. “Did no one stop and ask: should we... Read More
6 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More than 100 school children from schools across Cork County travelled to the top of County Hall to receive their prizes from Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley at the inaugural Primary Schools Road Safety Short Story competition. The competition – launched earlier in the... Read More
6 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 3 Northside Primary Schools are taking technology in learning to a new level, with all 3 schools receiving funding for iPads from Gurranabraher Credit Union. These schools had been researching the idea of providing access for students to this technology for some time, however, finding the funding for... Read More
6 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Malow based EPS has been shortlisted to receive the Gold accolade at the Deloitte Best Managed Companies (BMC) Awards 2018. The recognition comes after the company, which employs 410 people in Ireland, retained its status as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies for the third consecutive year in... Read More
6 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A new Fine Gael proposal for increased bus services will help tackle rural isolation. That’s according to Fine Gael Senator for Cork North Central who says that County Cork is part of Fine Gael’s proposal for a pilot scheme to extend bus services. “The Fine Gael Parliamentary Party... Read More
5 December 2017, Tuesday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The latest in a series of engagements between the two Cork Councils and the Implementation Oversight Group (IOG) took place yesterday , with political and executive representatives from both sides meeting with the IOG. The elected members of both Councils were subsequently briefed in relation to progress... Read More
5 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin has given a welcome to the expansion of the City Boundary, agreed in principle between City and County Council today. Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire commended the Party’s City & County Cllrs for their work on the issue, saying: “Sinn Féin... Read More
5 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tanaiste and Fine Gael Minister Simon Coveney has announced that funding has been granted to Cork primary schools under the Minor Works Scheme. “My Fine Gael colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, has confirmed to me that the Minor Works Grant will be paid to... Read More
