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16 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has been appointed as Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD. Speaking after the appointment Deputy Daly said: “I am honoured to have been appointed Chair of the Oireachtas Committee...
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13 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Simon Coveney (Cork T.D)., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (13 June, 2016) announced funding of €16.409m over the coming three years to 70 national community and voluntary organisations. The funding is under a new round of the Scheme to Support National Organisations in the...
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9 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has called on the Agriculture Minister (Cork TD Michael Creed of Fine Gael) to intervene to speed up the TAMS application process. Since the introduction of the scheme last year, more than 5,000 applications have been lodged but...
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8 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD has announced the appointment of Senator Jerry Buttimer as Leader of the Seanad. The Taoiseach said: “I am pleased to appoint Senator Jerry Buttimer as Leader of the new Seanad which meets for the first time today. Jerry has gained considerable parliamentary...
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26 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy TD, Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and the EU Digital Single Market, today welcomed the findings of a new Red C poll commissioned by European Movement Ireland, which shows that Irish support for the European Union remains very high and is growing, in...
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20 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New route is critical to Cork economy Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has expressed concern at the ongoing delays to the granting of a license by U.S. authorities for Norwegian Air International’s Cork to Boston route, and is working to ensure the new route...
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14 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the appointment of a contractor for the River Ilen Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme is to be announced in the coming week. “The imminent announcement of a contractor marks great progress for the Skibbereen Flood Relief...
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11 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has rejected claims made by US Presidential hopeful, Senator Bernie Sanders, that Norwegian Airlines International is merely a flag of convenience. She has compared the opposition to Norwegian Airlines flying between Cork and Shannon airports and the United States, to the...
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11 May 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Adequate parental leave, and encouraging fathers to take up such leave, is a necessity if we are to achieve true equality in the workplace”, Those were the words of Cork based Deirdre Clune MEP (Fine Gael) ahead of a European Parliament debate on Thursday on the implementation of...
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10 May 2016 tom@TheCork.ie Do you “have” Irish? The European Institutions are recruiting Irish Speakers. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is advising all Irish speakers that the EU Institutions are currently seeking to recruit 13 Irish speakers as linguistic assistants. The Ireland South MEP said the roles would be based in both Brussels and Luxembourg...
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4 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year the European Parliament Information office in Ireland is celebrating Europe Day in Cork. Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael), Deidre Clune MEP (Fine Gael) and Liadh Ni Riada MEP (Sinn Fein) will be there to share the celebrations and Shay Byrne (RTE Rising Time) will be...
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29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West T.D. Michael Creed has welcomed the inclusion of five schools from the Cork North West Constituency in the Summer Works scheme for 2016. Freemount Mixed National School, Scoil Abán Naofa, Baile Mhic Ire, Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste, Ballincollig, Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Mhuire Farran, and...
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