‘Vulture funds should be subject to CPOs’
The Master of The High Court Edmond Honohan, has called for serious consideration to be given to the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO)...
Sherlock in the running for Labour leadership
Cork East TD Seán Sherlock is expected to seek nominations to contest the leadership battle in the Labour party, following the resignation of Joan...
Government-backed Personal Loan Scheme goes nationwide
The It Makes Sense loan has been available in 30 credit unions since last November on a pilot basis and this week Social Protection...
Non-restoration of LIS to pressure local authorities’ income
Local TD Kevin O’Keefe has said the Government’s decision not to restore the Laneway Improvement Scheme (LIS) in Budget 2017 will put further pressure...
The late Liam Cosgrave remembered
Warm tributes by both friends and foes alike have been paid to former Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, who passed to his eternal reward...
Schools ‘face chaos’ due to ballot for industrial action
Calling for the Minister for Education and the ASTI to come together and reach an agreement to avoid the closure of schools as a result...
Clune welcomes Taoiseach’s commitment that M20 be included in 10 year...
Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed comments made by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Cork, where he confirmed that the M20 motorway between...
Lack of affordable housing plan ‘a missed opportunity’
The failure of the Government to announce an affordable housing programme for people not eligible for social housing and unable to secure a mortgage,...
Controlled community approach proposed for bonfires
Despite being Christmas week, Hallowe'en was a topic of discussion at a meeting of Cork County Council’s Northern Committee on Monday.
An official from the...
Kathleen Lynch loses seat as AAA-PBP triumph in Cork North Central
Labour’s Kathleen Lynch relinquished the seat she has held in Cork North Central since 2002 to AAA-PBP’s Mick Barry last weekend, in a setback...
