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19 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Argos is to close all 34 of its Irish stores including the 2 in Cork at Mahon Point Retail Park & Blackpool Retail Park (which incidentally was always referred to as”Cork Retail Park” with no mentioned of the word Blackpool on the Argos website) Before the internet, Argos...
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14 January 2023 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is calling for the establishment of a dedicated Health Committee at the European Parliament. The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) currently oversees public health issues that affect Ireland and all EU members. MEP Clune, a member of that Committee and...
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14 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have joined calls for Cork City Council to purchase lands in Glanmire to expand John O’Callaghan Park This week, the Glanmire Amenities Committee called on Cork City Council to purchase a site for sale in the area. The site is part of the...
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14 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winners of the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) have been announced. Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew, aged 19 and in sixth year in the Abbey School, Tipperary won with their project Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and...
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12 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Model of Care was supposed to deliver 16 specialist eating disorder teams – but just three are operating The slow delivery of specialist eating disorder teams across the country is potentially putting lives at risk, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. “Of the 16 community-based teams promised...
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12 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has said that there needs to be an increase in general play areas in the southside of Cork and called on parents of young children to engage with his survey on the matter. “The pandemic brought home how important it is to...
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12 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business News – 5% growth in Cork means 1,152 net job gains according to EI The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD and Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally, have announced the creation nationally of 19,660 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland client...
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12 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie HEALTH POLITICS: A furious Deputy Michael Collins TD slams the HSE for withdrawing their appeal against the mental health commission’s decision to close beds in the Bantry hospital mental health unit “This decision paves the way for bed closures in the much-needed Bantry mental health unit from 18...
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11 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Education The Academic Achievement Awards of Ballincollig Community School took place in The Oriel House Hotel on Tuesday 10th January. The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath (Fianna Fail) helped staff, parents and students celebrate their outstanding results in the 2022 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams. The Carrigaline-based Minister...
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11 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP, Billy Kelleher has urged the Irish Government to stand firm in any negotiations with the EU over Norwegian access to Irish waters. Kelleher was commenting after meeting with representatives of the South and West Fish Processors Organisation and the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association...
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10 January 2023 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Party TD for Cork East, Seán Sherlock has tonight called for the rapid expansion of a paramedic treatment pilot scheme and for the fast tracking of the building works at Mallow General Hospital in order to relieve severe overcrowding pressures on Cork hospitals. Deputy Sherlock said: “Level...
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10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Padraig O’Sullivan TD welcomes the establishment of a working group that will examine issues such as fines under the Control of Dogs Act – Act dates from 1986 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan welcomes the establishment of a working group that will examine issues...
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