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4 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The last meeting of 2015 for the Cork City Joint Policing Committee Will take place on Monday (7th December 2015) at 2 pm in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Cork. The JPC is a forum where Senior Gardai interact with elected City Councillors. Routine reports presented include a...
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3 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “There is an urgent need to complete negotiations on the GP contract,” according to Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke. Senator Burke was speaking after raising the matter in the Seanad with Minister of State in the Department of...
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3 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It is rare to see a Fine Gael elected representative use the word “dodgy”, and ever rarer for Deirdre Clune, but it has happened. Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South Deirdre Clune (who is from Cork) has this evening accused Sinn Féin of using “misleading figures” about arts...
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3 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for of Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., today (3rd of December 2015) addressed delegates at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra. The Centre which was established in 2003, is a Centre of Excellence for training, education and research in African peace and security...
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3 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mileage fraud is undermining confidence in our second hand car market and consumers need more protection from cars that have been tampered with Speaking at a workshop on the second hand car market in the European Parliament yesterday, Ireland South MEP and member of the EU transport...
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1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie CoderDojo began in 2011 with the launch of the first free community coding club (Dojo) for young people in Cork and within one year it had spread across the island of Ireland to the UK and then the USA. Today there are over 850 free and active...
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1 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fewer than 5% of people are claiming their entitlements – says the Cork MEP As we approach Christmas, our airports will be operating at capacity. Delays and overbooking are common occurrences. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune, a member of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament has called...
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30 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael has announced that former Mayor of Fermoy, Cllr Noel McCarthy, will represent the Party in the Cork East Constituency in the forthcoming General Election, along with Deputies Tom Barry and David Stanton. Yesterday Noel McCarthy was an Independent, and before that he was in the...
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30 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Carrigaline based Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. marked the first day of his trade mission to West Africa today with a number of promotional events for Irish companies in the agri-food, education and ICT sectors in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The Minister also...
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30 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin General Election Candidate Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has criticised Jerry Buttimer’s attitude to the social housing crisis. He accused the Fine Gael TD of attempting a “three card trick” in his efforts to deflect responsibility for the housing crisis away from the government. The Sinn Féin General...
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29 November 2015, 9am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Africa a Key Trading Partner for Ireland” The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr. Simon Coveney TD, departs today (Sunday 29th) on a weeklong trade mission to West Africa. Speaking before his departure, Minister Coveney said: “This Trade Mission provides a key foundation on...
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28 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Fine Gael’s plan to keep the economic recovery going will bring significant benefits to Cork” according to Fine Gael Cork South West TD, Noel Harrington. “The increase in people returning to work means the Government has more revenue to invest in better services here in Cork. It also...
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