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26 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan, has welcomed funding of €23,908 for Macroom Library, which will allow people to access the local library outside of normal opening hours, as part of the ‘My Open Library’ initiative announced today. Deputy Moynihan commented, “This is a great...
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24 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West and party Spokesperson on Environment, Climate Action and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, has welcomed the creation of a dedicated office – Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland – charged with supporting consumers, the public sector and businesses to continue to make the switch to...
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22 July 2022 By Tom Collins ton@TheCork.ie O’Connor welcomes AIB’s decision to halt cashless branch plans across Ireland Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, James O’Connor, has welcomed the decision by AIB to halt plans to move 70 local branches to a cashless service. Following an update from AIB today, Deputy O’Connor commented, “There was...
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21 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Legislation signed to abolish in-patient charges for children and to provide free contraception to women 17-25 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West and party Spokesperson for Public Health, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the signing into law by President Michael D. Higgins of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No....
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13 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher (who lives in Cork North Central) is seeking a detailed study into how the EU’s finance and banking regulations are affecting the agricultural sector in terms of its ability to secure access to credit. Kelleher, a member of the European Parliament’s Economic and...
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13 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed individual allocations of up to €6,000 to 16 agricultural shows taking place across County Cork this summer. Deputy Moynihan commented, “I’m very pleased to see this funding for our wonderful agricultural shows here in Cork. These shows...
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5 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new bill to allow for the State to come up with a national strategy for recycling organic waste and turning it into biogas has been drafted by Cork South West Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan. The draft bill – the Anaerobic Digestion (National Strategy) Bill 2022 – will provide...
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29 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Major reforms to Community Employment, Tús and the Rural Social Scheme will extend eligibility criteria for Cork participants and provide additional flexibility to local supervisors when it comes to recruitment, a Cork North Central TD has said. Deputy Colm Burke said: “These schemes support a range of vital...
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28 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan recently called for an explanation as to why petrol prices at the pump are so high now given that the cost of a barrel of oil is at a “reasonable” point compared to the recent past. Deputy Moynihan, who...
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16 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie MEP Kelleher welcomes proposal to exempt rooftop solar panels on homes from planning requirements Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has welcomed the proposal by the Government to exempt all houses from planning requirements when installing rooftop solar panels saying it will aid Ireland in meeting its climate targets....
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11 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork North Central based MEP Billy Kelleher has urged the Agriculture Commissioner to launch an investigation into the Irish forestry industry due to significant failures in planting and felling in recent years. Kelleher, a Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, made the request during a debate on...
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29 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Opinion Poll Sees Sinn Féin Strengthen Grip As Election Favourites The odds of Sinn Féin winning the next Irish general election have shortened again after they hit a record high in a new opinion poll. The Red C poll for the Business Post showed a Sinn Féin...
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