The head of the Garda Inspectorate says the problem of aging Garda squad cars is a “ticking timebomb”, Chief Inspector Bob Olson was in Cork City yesterday as guest speaker at the Cities “Joint Policing Committee” meeting. The role of the Garda Inspectorate – which is separate from both the Gardai, and Ombudsman – is... Read More
Little Mix, Bell X1, Ke$ha & Imelda May have joined the line up for this years “Live At the Marquee” which takes place in June-July in Cork. Music Promoter Peter Aiken was joined this afternoon in the City by Bell X1 to officially launch the 9th annual “Live at the Marquee” programme. This years calendar... Read More
Fianna Fáil Senator Denis O’Donovan has described the axing of the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Scheme as ‘yet another savage attack on people with disabilities’. The Fianna Fáil Senator has appealed to the Government to reverse this ‘scandalous cut’, which will result in a 20% reduction in income for up to 5,000 people with... Read More
by D O’Sullivan The Government is to fund a 5-point-57 million euro project to secure safe drinking water for Cork. The Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has approved Cork County Council’s Design proposals for for an upgrade to the “Inniscarra Water Treatment Plant”. There are two elements to the works: One is adding extra... Read More
Around 250 people attended last Friday’s “Spirit of Clonakilty” 2012 Town Council Recognition Awards ceremony in O’Donovan’s Hotel. Over the course of two and a half hours, almost 100 people came to the stage where they were presented with a specially designed A4 award with a unique citation for each person/group. The Mayor Cllr. Cionnaith... Read More
Business as usual at Henry Good Limited as Joint Receivers appointed Kieran Wallace and David Swinburne of KPMG were today (Wednesday 27 February, 2013) appointed Joint Receivers to Henry Good Limited, the well-known family-run feed mill business based in Kinsale Co. Cork. The Receivers acknowledge that it is a very difficult day for the Directors... Read More
26th February 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Illegal posters are blighting the image of Cork City.” That’s the view of Cllr Joe Kavanagh. The Northside Fine Gael representative says the gluing of posters – mostly advertising politcal meetings – to lampposts, postboxes, and public bins is as bad as graffiti, and encourages to littering. Under... Read More
More than 75-thousand has been spent on sending Cork City Councillors to Conferences and Seminars in the past 13 months. Around 20-thousand euro was spent on “Conference, Seminar, and Training fees” And 52-thousand went on food, drink, mileage and Hotels. while around 1,700 was spent on flights abroad. The figures were obtained by Sinn Fein... Read More
26 February 2013 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie CCTV Cameras are being installed in Cork City Cemeteries to reduce crime. Sinn Fein Cllr Henry Cremin proposed the motion after anti-social behaviour in “Saint Joseph’s Cemetery”, Ballyphehane first in June 2012, and later in December when headstones were vandalised. Cork City Council has agreed to install 24... Read More
Fine Gael Cork South West TD Jim Daly, has welcomed confirmation that homeowners who are living in flood areas should take account of the fact when filing a tax return for the property tax. This information was gleaned from the Revenue Commissioner, Josephine Feehily, today at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under questioning from Fine... Read More
The Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley TD, has announced that his Department has come to an agreement with Comharchumann Chléire Teo. regarding the provision of a subsidised heavy cargo service for islands in West Cork. The islands in question are Cléire, Sherkin Island, Inishodriscol, and Long... Read More