25 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the news that transport arrangements will be provided for a number of local post-primary students who are attending their second nearest school, who have applied and paid on time and who live more than 4.8km from their... Read More
23 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kanturk Community Astroturf Committee are very excited to be rolling out plans for the €1 million development of 116 metre by 76 metre Astroturf pitch at Greenane, Kanturk, adjacent to the Coláiste Treasa sports hall. The development will also include a pedestrian walkway around the pitch with bollard... Read More
19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher (Fianna Fail) was elected last evening at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Cork City Council The Ballincollig-based Fianna Fáil councillor was elected 21 votes to 7 Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this year’s AGM took place at Coláiste Choilm... Read More
16 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “The Government must stop prevaricating and urgently roll out rapid antigen testing as part of its overall response to the Covid 19 pandemic,” said Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher, who is based in Cork North Central. Kelleher was commenting following the publication of a HSE study produced by... Read More
8 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New Grade-A office building opened in Cork City The Taoiseach has attended the official opening of ‘Penrose One’ and ‘Penrose Two’ at the 250,000 sq ft ‘Penrose Dock‘, Cork City. Penrose Dock is adjacent to Kent Railway Station, and just minutes’ walk from the City Centre. The building... Read More
24 May 2021 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Greater urgency needed in in clearing Driver Theory Test backlog Ireland is suffering from long waiting lists for the driver theory test, and driving test. There are even reports of driving test cancellations due to COVID. Alas, the pandemic cannot be helped, but speaking about just the... Read More
23 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Support for Taoiseach Micheál Martin is on the rise according to a new opinion poll, but the betting says something different as his odds on being replaced by the end of the year are going in the opposite direction. The Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll saw Micheál Martin’s... Read More
6 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Pádraig O’Sullivan has welcomed the announcement of an additional €100,000 in funding for the Cork Life Centre. This funding is in addition to the €77,500 which comes from the Department of Education annually. Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan commented, “This is great news... Read More
3 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New information provided to Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan, show that there is a backlog of 4,700 passport applications in Cork. 3,900 are for renewals with 800 first time applications. Deputy Moynihan commented, “The challenge of clearing this backlog will be significant and I... Read More
10 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has said that the state should cover the mandatory hotel quarantine costs of Erasmus students returning to Ireland. Kelleher was commenting after receiving representations from his party’s youth organisation, Ógra Fianna Fáil, requesting support for students on official Erasmus programmes. “If the medical... Read More
9 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mallow based Labour Party TD Seán Sherlock has called on the HSE and the Fianna Fáil Minister for Health to reverse the decision to close the Medical Assessment Unit at Mallow General Hospital for one month. “I’ve learned today that the HSE is now intent on closing the... Read More
12 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan is calling for urgency in progressing much needed changes in the Student Grant Scheme – or SUSI grant – especially around the income bands as they currently stand. Deputy Moynihan commented, “Minister Harris announced the start of a public... Read More