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15 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Labour Party will hold a public meeting this evening at 7pm in the Imperial Hotel to discuss the issue of housing in Cork, and around the State. Speaking ahead of Labour’s housing meeting in Cork, Ciarán Lynch former TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Banking...
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13 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie No one likes paying for insurance, but here in Ireland it is mandatory for motorists to have a privately purchased car insurance policy. New figures show a dramatic surge in the number of consumers who had to avail of the Insurance Ireland ‘Declined Cases’ facility having failed to secure...
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12 May 2017 By TomO’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie KBC Bank Ireland today announced that as part of KBC Bright Ideas it has doubled its support fund to €200,000 and launched a new scheme for Ireland’s leading social innovators and entrepreneurs. KBC’s Business Bright Ideas will assist for-profit organisations in the business of having a positive impact on...
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12 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie First year chemical engineering students from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), this week visited GSK Cork’s manufacturing facility at Currabinny to help further their understanding of chemical engineering and its importance to pharmaceutical manufacturers and ultimately, to patients. The first year students from CIT were able to engage...
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12 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for East Cork Pat Buckley has described the increasing difficult financial situation faced by many in the Defence Forces (which includes the Irish Army, and Irish Naval Sercice) as shameful. He was responding to information from the Department of Social Protection which revealed the number...
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11 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork, Jerry Buttimer met with the Russian Ambassador, Maxim Peshkov, in Leinster House this morning to discuss the worrying LGBT and human rights issues in Chechnya. “During the meeting with the Ambassador I strongly condemned the mistreatment and detainment of over 100 gay men...
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11 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deirdre Clune MEP for Ireland South (Fine Gael), hosted a visit of 16 students from 4 Cork schools to the European Parliament in Brussels earlier this week. The students were accompanied by their teachers and by Councillor Des Cahill (Fine Gael), Lord Mayor of Cork City. The students...
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11 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, is urging parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated before any summer travel as a number of countries have reported measles outbreaks. “Measles is very contagious disease and can affect anyone at any age. Unfortunately a number of countries...
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10 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Choice Based Letting Scheme will flounder without new social houses – says TD Things were better for Cork Councils under my Fianna Fail Party – indicates TD Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fail) has said that Cork’s Social Housing Crisis will continue to deteriorate unless Minister...
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10 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie What do you do if you are running a radio station and you have an idea for a new show? Worldwide you need to make sure that the show will match with your audience, meanwhile here in Ireland you also need to make sure that the proposed show will...
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10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a nine day celebration of Cork’s maritime culture, from 3rd – 11th June 2017. Starting on the June Bank Holiday weekend the festival features 60 events taking place in Cork City as well as 15...
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10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Representative [*1] for Cork City South East, Peter Horgan, has called for more support for first time buyers looking to secure a house in Cork. “When we hear news of more mortgages being approved than there are houses being built, we have to be...
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