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Category / POLITICS
21st December, 2024

New website SeanadVoter.ie launched as state prepares to all ALL Degree holders vote for Upper House

21 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The new rules for electing the six university Senators that will apply after the next General Election have move a step closer as registration opens for the new Higher Education constituency. The current arrangements, whereby three Senators are elected by graduates of NUI and three by graduates of... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS
20th December, 2024

Two unique views of Cork city presented to Lord Mayor by Crawford Art Gallery

20 December 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s a longstanding annual tradition that each new Lord Mayor of Cork is given the opportunity to select artwork from Crawford Art Gallery’s collection, and is presented with a high quality reproductions of the works for display in the Lord Mayor’s Chambers at City Hall. In recent weeks... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, POLITICS
18th December, 2024

Civic reception in honour of Ballincollig Tidy Towns

18 December 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle hosted a civic reception in honour of Ballincollig Tidy Towns last evening (Tuesday December 17) to celebrate Ballincollig being named as the overall winner of this year’s SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition. Ballincollig was also named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre 2024... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS
17th December, 2024

River Pollution near Freemount

17 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics: Independent Ireland Leader, Deputy Michael Collins , “Blasts State Over River Allow Pollution Crisis” Independent Ireland Leader Michael Collins TD has condemned the State’s failure to protect Ireland’s waterways following the devastating chemical spill into the River Allow, which resulted in the destruction of an 8km stretch... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, INDEPENDENT IRELAND, NEWS, POLITICS
16th December, 2024

Funding Opportunities for Creative Community Projects

16 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Creative Communities Programme Fund 2025 is now open for applications. This year’s programme will focus on new and ambitious projects that establish cultural and creative activities in communities across Cork County. The fund assists projects that improve the quality of life and wellbeing in the... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, POLITICS
13th December, 2024

Cork City’s Rotary Tree of Remembrance launched by Tánaiste Micheál Martin

13 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCOrk.ie Now in its 22nd year the Tree has raised over €1m for local charities – “Behind every ribbon, there’s a deeply personal story” Organisers of Cork City’s Rotary Tree of Remembrance are inviting members of the public to drop into Patrick Street and remember their loved ones at... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS
28th November, 2024

Ireland’s improvement in climate performance

28 November 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Environment Spokesperson Christopher O’Sullivan has welcomed dramatic improvement in Ireland’s climate performance. The Cork South West candidate added that Fianna Fáil has ambitious plans to tackle climate change, if returned to government. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)’s latest report ranks Ireland as the 29th best... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS
26th November, 2024

Disabled people, their families and workers in the sector have been failed by the Govt

26 November 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Soc Dems have made the appointment of a senior minister for disability a dealbreaker for government formation talks Disabled people, their families and workers in the sector have all been failed by the outgoing government, according to Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns. “A woman who met Simon... Read More
HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
12th November, 2024

Schools in Cork can benefit from solar panel installation

12 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The extension of the Solar for Schools Programme to all schools in Cork will support schools to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint, a Fine Gael Minister has said. The first phase of the programme was launched late last year benefitting more than 1,100 schools and will... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS
4th November, 2024

New online map shows which Dáil constituency you live in

4 November 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Type in your eircode, and it will let you know An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today launched a new online tool for voters to find their constituency for the forthcoming general election. The online map available at www.electoralcommission.ie/what-constituency-am-i-in/ allows users to enter their Eircode or... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS
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