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13 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking at a public meeting in Cork City last evening, Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada described The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership as “a serious threat to the rights of ordinary citizens and the future of democracy within the European Union”. She said that the TTIP...
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11 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sandra McLellan not to run Sinn Féin Leader, Gerry Adams TD, has commented today on the decision made by Sandra McLellan TD not to run in the General Election. Teachta Adams said: “I was sorry to hear that Sandra McLellan decided not to contest the selection convention for...
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9 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork is the home county of three MEP’s (Members of the European Parliament). They are Brian Crowley (Fianna Fail), Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael), and Liadh nia Riada (Sinn Fein). Speaking following the publication of Sinn Féin’s Alternative Budget for 2016 Liadh Ní Riada stated that Gaeltacht areas...
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1 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking today following a meeting with parents whose children cannot access school places as they are not baptised, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Jonathan O’Brien called on the Minister for Education and Skills to move immediately to repeal the legislation that allows this to take place. The Cork...
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28 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said the number of vacant council units in Cork provides stark evidence of the scale of the housing crisis in both city and county. Cllr Ó Laoghaire was responding to reports that there are now 692 vacant council units in Cork...
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25 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O’Brien has strongly criticised his constituency rival Minister of State Dara Murphy for an ‘abuse of his position’ in using Garda resources for his own purposes. The junior minister’s car broke down outside Fermoy, Cork and requested that local Gardaí drive him over...
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20 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork City has taken the unusual step of writing an ‘open letter’ to the people of Cork. We have reproduced it below in full. Open letter to the people of Cork by the Lord Mayor of Cork Sinn Fein Cllr Chris O’Leary As...
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18 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rosemary O’Neill, daughter of Tip O’Neill, the late Speaker of the U.S., Congress, paid a courtesy visit to the Lord Mayor of cork, with a delegation from Mallow, the ancestral home of the O’Neill family. She will attend the Thomas Kent funeral in Cork this weekend and a...
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13 August 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie File photo of Chris O’Leary Ard Mhéara Chorcaí and Sinn Féin Councillor Chris O’Leary has welcomed today’s announcement by the government that a State funeral will be held for Thomas Kent next month. Commenting Ard Mhéara O’Leary said; “I welcome today’s confirmation by the government that a State...
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17 June 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At 1.15pm today the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Chris O’Leary will open a Book of Condolence in The Atrium, City Hall for the friends and families of the students involved in the tragedy in Berkeley, California. Speaking in advance Lord Mayor O’Leary said “It was with great...
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14 June 2015, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie bryan@TheCork.ie I remember well the negotiations last year (2014) over who would become Lord Mayor of Cork City. Talks, and more talks At the time – as a Journalist – I was contacted by many candidates looking to provide statesman like quotes in order to bolster...
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27 May 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Cork North Central TD Jonathan O’Brien has described the sale of the state’s remaining 25% share in Aer Lingus as “a terrible decision for the people of Ireland.” In light of the government’s obvious privatisation agenda, the Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson also raised concerns regarding the...
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