25 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has delivered nine new social housing apartments at a former Christian Brothers School on Main Street, Charleville, Cork. The project is the latest in a growing list of innovative social housing projects delivered by Peter McVerry Trust that specialises... Read More
19 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-West Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed Government plans for heritage-led regeneration in Macroom, Co Cork. Macroom is one of 11 historic towns picked to share €1.3 million funding under the 2023 Historic Towns Initiative (HTI). The funding will help to provide jobs through heritage-led... Read More
15 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie MEP calls for Irish banks to move swiftly to introduce instant bank transfers Cork based Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has said that Irish retail banks must catch up with other European banks by introducing instant transfers between IBAN accounts. Kelleher, a member of the European Parliament’s Economic... Read More
8 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor has called for the contract with the NCT operator not to be renewed over the “serious mismanagement” of the testing service. The Cork East TD said the Government must “fix” the unacceptable delays in the car testing service. “There’s a backlog of 400,000... Read More
15 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Transport James O’Connor TD has confirmed on-board catering services on Irish Rail services are due to return from March. Deputy O’Connor has been assured by Irish Rail CEO Jim Meade that services will be reinstated from the end of next month on a phased... Read More
11 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD for Cork North-West, Aindrias Moynihan, has said construction workers will no longer miss out on a day’s wages when renewing their Safe Pass following the launch of a new online portal. Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme aimed at raising... Read More
2 February 2023 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Hundreds of thousands of PAYE workers entitled to tax refund after overpayment of tax Fianna Fáil TD Aindrias Moynihan has urged PAYE taxpayers to file an income tax return as they may be due a refund for overpaid taxes. The Cork North West TD has been informed... Read More
1 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD Christopher O’Sullivan has called for an extension of the 9% Vat rate for hairdressers. The Cork South West TD described west Cork as the “wedding capital of Ireland”, adding that the area would be negatively impacted by the rate returning to 13.5%. He told the... Read More
31 January 2023 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has urged people to have their say on the management of Ireland’s national wild deer population. A public consultation is underway to gather views on issues being caused by increased deer numbers. The consultation will end on February 10.... Read More
23 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Transport Spokesperson and TD for Cork East, James O’Connor can confirm that the Midleton-Youghal N25 scheme has advanced to the Department of Transport for approval. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) which has responsibility for new road construction, has confirmed to Deputy O’Connor this week (January 23rd) that... Read More
14 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winners of the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) have been announced. Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew, aged 19 and in sixth year in the Abbey School, Tipperary won with their project Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and... Read More
11 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Education The Academic Achievement Awards of Ballincollig Community School took place in The Oriel House Hotel on Tuesday 10th January. The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath (Fianna Fail) helped staff, parents and students celebrate their outstanding results in the 2022 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams. The Carrigaline-based Minister... Read More
