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26 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Europe Minister Welcome’s €18,000 funding for Culture Night 2016 in Cork City and County. Dara Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Europe Minister has welcomed government funding of €18,000 for Cork Culture Night 2016, with Cork City Council receiving €10,000 and €8,000...
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25 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Minister for European Affairs, says the latest Failte Ireland figures on tourism, show that tourists from mainland Europe were the biggest contributors to Ireland’s travel & tourism industry, spending €1.6 billion over the duration of their holidays,...
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19 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fewer than 5% of people are claiming their entitlements as millions of Euro is going unclaimed every year! In a recent global ranking of airlines, www.airhelp.com ranked Aer Lingus at 32nd and Ryanair at 39th Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, and member of the EU Transport Committee, Deirdre...
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15 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Des Cahill, welcomed the increase in the city’s population as a vote of confidence in Cork. The Census of Population 2016 Preliminary Report estimated that there is an extra 6,392 people living in the city since 2011, an increase of 5.4%...
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12 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork has been chosen by UNESCO as the location to host its International Conference on Learning Cities in 2017 – the first time this prestigious conference has been held in Europe. Securing the conference for Cork will further enhance Ireland’s reputation internationally in the field of education...
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10 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed an agreement reached at EU level with the US, which puts a framework on transatlantic data flows. The agreement, called Privacy Shield replaces the Safe Harbour data deal, which collapsed owing to an EU Court of Justice ruling, following...
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6 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Junior Minister for European Affairs says the government’s ‘National Broadband Plan’ will provide online access for 1.8million people who have been overlooked by the commercial Telecoms Network Operators, and the faster internet speeds (30Mbps minimum) will now...
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29 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Junior Minister for European Affairs, Dara Murphy TD, has congratulated Republic of Ireland football fans following the announcement by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo that she is to award the Medal of the City of Paris to supporters. Speaking in Brussels today, Minister Murphy said: “The...
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28th June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr. Des Cahill, intends to work with Cork Chamber and IDA Ireland to ensure that Cork is well positioned to benefit from Brexit. The Lord Mayor said: “The world’s leading companies are located in Cork because they recognise the fantastic blend of...
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28 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has expressed his delight with confirmation of plans by Cork County Council to enhance and maintain the condition of the “Halfway” roundabout. Halfway is a small village, so named because it is Halfway between Cork City and Bandon....
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25 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last evening Cork City got a new Lord Mayor, his name is Des Cahill, Cllr Des Cahill. Below is his maiden speech A Chomhairleoirí, Táim fíor, fíor buíoch daoibh as ucht an onóir iontach atá bronnta ormsa anocht anseo i Halla na Cathrach,Cathair Chorcaí. Rugadh agus tógadh mé...
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21 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, and the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, that the Government is to provide fathers with two weeks of paid paternity leave. “The Paternity Bill will be formally published...
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