15 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Local Fianna Fáil councillor, Pádraig O’Sullivan has confirmed that progress is soon to be made on addressing traffic and transport issues in Little Island. Cllr. O’Sullivan was commenting as Cork County Council advertised a call for tenders for design works under the Little Island Traffic and Transportation Study.... Read More
14 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Cork East Cllr. James O’Connor says Irish Water must urgently ramp up the roll out of infrastructure projects to ensure that we have a safe, secure water supply. He made the call following the publication of the latest EPA waste water treatment... Read More
11 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cheaper isn’t always what you want when going abroad Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has warned Irish travel makers to be careful about who they take out their travel insurance as they may not be getting what they think they are paying for.. Picture: David Keane. Kelleher was... Read More
6 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Christopher O’ Sullivan today welcomed news that Cork County Council has been successful in securing government funding of over €2.6million for rural regeneration in the towns of Macroom and Kanturk in County Cork. The Government’s Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)... Read More
29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath says warnings about a surge in heroin use and open drug dealing in the city need to be heeded and has called on the Justice Minister to ensure that additional Gardaí are allocated to Cork. The warning comes following... Read More
25 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has questioned the Taoiseach on the commitment given by the Government that there would be a new secondary school in Ballincollig. Deputy Moynihan said it wasn’t good enough that parents are put through unnecessary stress each year making applications to over-subscribed local... Read More
23 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The average primary school pupil misses 10 days each school year, and the average secondary student misses 13 days a year, but these students missed none. 100 students from primary and secondary schools in Cork will gather in Cork City Hall today to receive awards from the Cork... Read More
21 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The East Tip Haulbowline Island Remediation Project completed by Cork County Council, RPS Consulting Engineers, PJ Hegarty & Sons and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been shortlisted for the Engineering Project of the Year 2019. The remediation project on the East tip of Haulbowline... Read More
19 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Crisis at Cope Foundation was flagged months ago Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Disability Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has accused the government of ignoring repeated warnings about a funding crisis in the disability sector. The Cope Foundation, which supports children and adults with intellectual disabilities, says it needs an additional... Read More
18 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie HSE fails to give completion date for St. Joseph’s in Millstreet or Kanturk Community Hospital Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has slammed further delays to upgrade works at two nursing homes in North Cork, which should have been completed last year. Deputy Moynihan has... Read More
17 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council’s Douglas parking promotion, which began in September, remains in place this month. One hour free on-street parking is still available from Monday to Saturday in Douglas. Parking has always been free on Sundays in publically owned areas (Caution: East Village and the Woolen Mills are... Read More
7 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures provided to Fianna Fáil Disability Spokesperson Margaret Murphy O’Mahony TD show a drop of some 26,523 respite overnights for people with disabilities between 2015 and 2018. This is a reduction of more than 14%. “It is genuinely shocking that at a time when the need for... Read More