19 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Politics The Social Democrats will today (Tuesday, November 19) publish their general election manifesto. Speaking in advance of the launch, party leader Holly Cairns said: “The Civil War parties are now the Phoney War parties. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are trying to derail this election by engaging... Read More
12 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The extension of the Solar for Schools Programme to all schools in Cork will support schools to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint, a Fine Gael Minister has said. The first phase of the programme was launched late last year benefitting more than 1,100 schools and will... Read More
4 November 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Type in your eircode, and it will let you know An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today launched a new online tool for voters to find their constituency for the forthcoming general election. The online map available at www.electoralcommission.ie/what-constituency-am-i-in/ allows users to enter their Eircode or... Read More
3 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour’s candidate for Cork South West, Evie Nevin, has called for urgent reform in the childcare sector following Labour’s launch of a comprehensive plan to introduce a publicly provided childcare system. Across Ireland, parents are struggling to access affordable, reliable childcare, and Labour’s proposal seeks to address this... Read More
1 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle, is leading a city delegation to Cork’s twin city of Shanghai, and partner city of Shenzhen, from 1st November to 9th November 2024. In Shanghai, the delegation will meet with the Consul General of Ireland in Shanghai, David Murphy and... Read More
30 October 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East and Youghal resident, Deputy James O’Connor, has announced that Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal has been given the green light to proceed to tender of a major expansion by the Department of Education on the 29th of October 2024. Once a contractor is... Read More
29 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Macroom Fine Gael Councillor Eileen Lynch, has been appointed to the prestigious European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the EU’s advisory body representing local and regional authorities. This significant appointment further strengthens Ireland’s voice within Europe and highlights Fine Gael’s commitment to promoting Irish interests on the global... Read More
26 October 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that the worsening shortage of teachers highlights how badly the government has failed on education and housing. A survey of primary and secondary schools published by the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), Irish Primary Principals’ Network and... Read More
26 October 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South and leader of the Fine Gael Delegation in the European Parliament, has reiterated his call for the European Union to finally end the outdated practice of biannual clock changes. Having campaigned for nearly a decade on this issue, Mr. Kelly is pushing... Read More
25 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Tackling Foreign interference in elections and fighting dis-information are among the key global challenges, that’s according to Ireland’s Electoral Commission CEO Art O’Leary and the chairperson of the Irish commission, Retired High Court Judge Marie Baker. It’s understood that Baker lives in Cork City, because a press photograph... Read More
25 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Leabharlann Oileán Chléire (Cape Clear Library) was been this month officially reopened by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll and Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Moira Murrell. The library, originally founded in 1978 in The Halla Glas, South Harbour, has played a pivotal role... Read More
23 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Newly appointed Chief Executive, Valerie O’Sullivan, has today announced a major restructuring of senior management, directorates, and creation of city centre focused directorate The Chief Executive of Cork City Council has announced a restructuring exercise which will see the new senior management assignments and directorates active from December... Read More