17 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics There are 2 new faces at City Hall, after the names proposed by the Social Democrats and Independent Ireland were formally accepted at a special meeting of Cork City Council this evening. Social Democrats At the special meeting, Niamh O’Connor of the Social Democrats was formally selected... Read More
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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
19 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Politics The Social Democrats will today (Tuesday, November 19) publish their general election manifesto. Speaking in advance of the launch, party leader Holly Cairns said: “The Civil War parties are now the Phoney War parties. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are trying to derail this election by engaging... Read More
22 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Social Democrats Councillor and general election candidate Pádraig Rice has called for the redevelopment of Cork City Library to be progressed as a matter of priority. In 2021, then Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced plans for the redevelopment of the library; however, the project has stalled since. Commenting on... Read More
12 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Cllr Calls for New Public Park in the City Centre Social Democrats Cllr and general election candidate Pádraig Rice has called on Cork City Council to explore the possibility of creating a new public park on Sullivan’s Quay on the site of the old Fás and Tax... Read More
18 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The dream of homeownership is slipping further away for most people New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today show that rising house prices are locking a generation out of homeownership, according to Social Democrats Councillor Pádraig Rice. Cllr Rice said: “The price of a home in... Read More
12 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has established a Derelict Sites Register for the West Cork Municipal District, which had been the last area in the county without such a register. Any derelict site needs to be placed on the register before the council can start charging levies against property owners... Read More
7 September 2024, Saturday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Social Democrats Councillor and Cork South Central general election candidate Pádraig Rice has put down a motion for Monday’s City Council meeting that calls for three new public toilets each year for the next five years. Cllr Pádraig Rice said “Public toilets are an important public service... Read More
20 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Is Ireland’s Naval Service powerful enough? Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon says it is disturbing, but not surprising, to learn that the Naval Service is this year expected to carry out the least number of patrol days in decades The Government’s failure to invest in the Naval Service... Read More
25 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The latest RTB eviction figures for Cork highlight the urgent need to reinstate the ban on no-fault evictions, according to Social Democrats Leader and TD for Cork South West Holly Cairns. The report showed that 445 Notices of Termination were served in Cork during the second quarter of... Read More
21 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This week’s release of delivery statistics for social and affordable homes show that this Government is not treating the housing crisis with the urgency that it deserves, according to Holly Cairns, Social Democrats leader and TD for Cork South West. “Not a single social, affordable purchase, or cost... Read More
14 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie More houses of any kind is positive news Cork City Council, in partnership with Citidwell Developments Ltd, is about to launch the first affordable housing scheme in the south east of the city at Seaberry Drive, Cooneys Lane, Meadow Brome, Grange, Douglas, on the South side of Cork... Read More