22 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At 9 o’clock this morning Cork City Lord Mayor Cllr Des Cahill (Fine Gael) opened a Book of Condolence in The Atrium, City Hall in memory of Martin McGuinness RIP (Sinn Fein), Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister. The Lord Mayor Cllr Des Cahill said: “The President of... Read More
16 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Some say that 13 is an unlucky number, but in relation to Ireland’s economy it is noteworthy. New Central Bank figures showing that the number of mortgages in arrears has decreased again, for the 13th consecutive quarter. Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has... Read More
16 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Des Cahill, will today attend the Presidential Reception in the White House to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, at the invitation of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. He spoke of the opportunity that this visit brings to promote Cork, Ireland’s... Read More
15 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork East TD David Stanton (Fine Gael), is in Australia this week, as part of a ‘Promote Ireland’ programme around St Patrick’s Day. Deputy Stanton is also Minister of State for Justice and his schedule included visiting the Council House in Perth, which is going green this... Read More
13 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork based Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the co-option of John O’Sullivan to Cork County Council at a Co-Option Selection Convention held on Friday at the Parkway Hotel in Dunmanway, West Cork. The Convention was held to fill a vacancy that arose in the West Cork... Read More
10 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At an event in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Cork today (Friday 10th March 2017) the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Des Cahill, launched the 2017 Lord Mayor’s Community & Voluntary Awards. Held annually since 2004, the Lord Mayor’s Community and Voluntary Awards recognise voluntary and community groups... Read More
10 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney TD (elected for the Cork South Central constituency), will represent the Government at the St. Patrick’s Day events in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada, this weekend. This morning, Minister Coveney will deliver the Keynote address at the... Read More
8 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie At a meeting of Cork City Council on the 13th February 2017, it was agreed that in regard to the Lower Lee (Cork City) Drainage Scheme Cork City Council would facilitate a Public Meeting moderated by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Des Cahill. This meeting has been... Read More
2 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Parade which will be attended by 50,000 people, will take place in Cork City at 1pm on Friday March 17th Lord Mayor, Cllr. Des Cahill said “Cork is renowned internationally as the Food Capital of Ireland and we are delighted that Rachel Allen who is a... Read More
20 February 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today in the Blackpool area of Cork city, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney TD turned the sod on a reconstruction project which will see 10 new homes for older people provided in Dublin Street. This marks the next phase of Respond’s regeneration... Read More
14 February 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Since 1958 Cork City has entered into formal Twinning Agreements with six cities – Coventry, Rennes, San Francisco, Cologne, Swansea and Shanghai. These formal international relationships have “fostered strong links in many diverse fields, from cultural to educational, social to tourist, technical, scientific and economic” – according to... Read More
13 February 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Carrigaline based TD, Simon Coveney, Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government has signed the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017 giving effect to an important commitment under the Governments’ rental strategy, published in December. The Strategy sets out a number of actions under standards... Read More