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cork news Latest: Ambulance response times delayed as council say several Cork roads still impassable Heavy snowfall led to power outages in North Cork, and snow is beginning to stick around the rest of the county, with the Taoiseach urging people to be vigilant.
Cork TD wants probe into Cork city’s water supply
Dec 30, 2024 · A Cork TD has called for an investigation into why a multi-million euro water treatment plant opened just over two years ago was only providing 66% of the city’s water in October and November.
Ceann comhairle job ‘treated as spoil of office’, says Cork TD
Dec 21, 2024 · A Cork TD has criticised the selection process for the ceann-comhairle role, saying that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael offered the position as “a spoil of office”. Independent TD from Wexford Verona Murphy was elected ceann comhairle on Wednesday afternoon as the Dáil met for the first time, after both Micheál Martin and Simon Harris had ...
Cork's deputy Lord Mayor: 'There are not enough people from the ...
Dec 28, 2024 · Cameroon native Mr Kamegni in June not only became the first black person to sit on Cork City Council, but he also was shortly afterwards selected as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork. He was elected to the council on the 12th count in Cork City South East on what was very much a landmark occasion.
Several people arrested in Cork city centre today on begging …
Dec 11, 2024 · A garda operation in Cork city centre today saw the arrest of several people on begging charges arising out incidents at around noon today. One man had been warned by gardaí several times in the past few days to stop begging but he persisted.
Cork City Council gets two new members to replace newly elected …
Dec 17, 2024 · At a special meeting of Cork City Council, two new members were sworn in to replace the newly elected TDs who said farewell to the chamber last week. Niamh O’Connor, a practising solicitor who lives off Barrack Street with her husband and two young children, was formally selected to replace the Social Democrats’ Pádraig Rice in the city's ...
‘She would brighten up your day’: Woman dies following assault in …
Dec 4, 2024 · Ms O’Callaghan was taken to Cork University Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and this evening, in a statement, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána confirmed that she “died as a result of her injuries” this afternoon.
Cork city Northside residents fed up of drinking water issues
Jan 1, 2025 · Dozens of families across Cork’s northside were left without drinkable water on Christmas Day and people are “blue in the face” from dealing with Uisce Éireann, a city councillor has said. Michelle Gould, Sinn Féin city councillor in the north-west ward, said she had received multiple complaints over Christmas from northside families ...
State must build thousands of ‘genuinely affordable’ houses, says …
6 days ago · With house prices in Cork city the second highest in the country last year, up 6.3% during 2024, a newly-elected TD has said the incoming government needs urgently to build thousands of “genuinely affordable” homes to tackle house price inflation.
Gardaí ask Cork drivers to take care over new year
Dec 31, 2024 · Gardaí ask Cork drivers to take care over new year An Garda Síochána are conducting an ongoing, dedicated road traffic enforcement operation throughout the Christmas period.