Cork County Council

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<p>Residents of the area on the green at Herons Wood, Carrigaline are protesting the changes, and feel as though they have not been listened to. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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Cork residents say council is 'ramming' greenway into their community

The construction of the greenway is part of the first phase of Carrigaline's public realm enhancement project

<p>A 160-hectare site located east of Cork City has been identified for the new neighbourhood. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos</p>

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New 'major urban' Cork neighbourhood plans underway

Work has been underway for some time to unlock the site’s development potential through the Government’s local infrastructure housing activation fund process

<p>Volunteer groups, such as Tidy Towns committees, are being relied on for crucial work due to low staff levels, Cork councillors say. File Picture: Jim Wilson</p>

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Council relying on volunteers for crucial work due to low staffing levels

Councillors throughout Cork County Council's western division raised concern about the expectations being put on volunteers, such as tidy towns groups

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Dursey Cable Car service to be paused from April

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Planned €10m Dursey Island visitor centre to go before judicial review

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Another West Cork housing development scuppered by lack of water connection

File Pics Major Players in the Mahon Tribunal. The final report could be due today

Michael Clifford: Developers are not and never were the custodians of common good

Will politicians ever grasp that long painful experience has shown this is simply not the case

Sun, 25 Jul, 2021

American couple invests €2m to restore ancestral home of Art Ó Laoghaire in the Lee Valley

Airline pilots Shawn and Tom Carlson unveiled the ambitious vision for medieval Carrignacurra Castle, a landmark protected structure on the banks of the Lee

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

Planning watchdog criticises excessive rezoning for housing by Cork County Council

The local authority has been told to rethink its housing targets and zoning policy as it could result in over development in some areas

Sun, 04 Jul, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Reviving Irish language must include more than road signs

As is all too plain and tragic to see, the Irish language has been weaponised in Northern Ireland’s never-ending confrontation.

Thu, 01 Jul, 2021

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Letters to the Editor: At-risk children still waiting for vaccinations

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has recommended that ALL priority groups be vaccinated as soon as possible in light of the Delta variant

Tue, 29 Jun, 2021

Village upgrade planned to facilitate greater visitor numbers to Doneraile

Almost 500,000 visitors flock to the North Cork village every year to see it's stately home and parklands

Sun, 23 May, 2021

Probe to ensure failure in €30m Fermoy flood scheme 'never happens again'

Software malfunction is believed to have been responsible for flooding of some businesses last February

Fri, 21 May, 2021

Council excels at re-Cycling abandoned bikes

Cork City Council now considers scheme after success of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown scheme

Mon, 17 May, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Bring all your rubbish home

How sad that Cork County Council has had to launch a renewed anti-litter campaign ahead of summer

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Community in Whitegate fear tragic event without footpath extension

Pedestrians compelled to step onto 30-metre section on roadway that barely facilitates two cars to pass

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Bureaucracy slows footpath construction in Passage West

NTA insists the footpath has to be 1.8m wide, which is impossible at present on the narrow roadway

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Barleycove beach car park plan in doubt

Council may have to look at land purchase somewhere else in the vicinity

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

A general view of The cargo ship MV Alta on rocks near the village of Ballycotton, Co Cork - 25/03/2020

Council continues to monitor environmental impact of ship grounded off Cork coast a year ago

There has still been no confirmation as to who exactly owns the wreckage of the MV Alta

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

Damien Enright: Our sand dunes are threatened with disappearance

Human activity, wrecking the webs of marram roots beneath the sands isn't helping these precious barriers

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Our shopping choices were never so important

Positive localism would be a reassuring and wise declaration of solidarity during a difficult time for many businesses

Mon, 23 Nov, 2020

Taxpayers may be hit with €100k bill for making safe derelict North Cork hotel

Council prevented from recouping cost for work on arson-damaged Central Hotel Mallow due to legal anomaly

Thu, 08 Oct, 2020

Cork County Council fined €17k over waste licence breaches in Carrigtwohill

The local authority pleaded guilty at Midleton District Court to five charges of breaching the terms of its licence to operate the East Cork Landfill in a prosecution taken by the Environmental Protection Agency

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Cork county faces major service cuts after property tax increase of just 2.5%

Increase in Local Property Tax equates to less than €1m for the county council at a time when it is facing a massive budget deficit of €19.1m

Mon, 28 Sep, 2020

Former Cork Councillor Kevin Conway passes away

Former Cork county councillor, Kevin Conway has died today at Cork University Hospital. Mr Conway worked tirelessly for his community in Blarney for over thirty years and served as chairperson of Blarney Community Council.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2020

Storm Francis: Hard-hit business owners plead for flood works to be fast-tracked

Fears enterprises will not survive another flood, as second clean-up in a week gets underway.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2020

Cork County Council wants planning exemption for canopies and awnings to help businesses get back on track

People will have to queue in the bad weather, warned Fianna Fáil councillor Gillian Coughlan.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2020

Cork councillors call on Irish Water to attend meetings and answer questions

Cork county councillors are calling on Irish Water officials to attend some of its meetings to answer questions.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

'A load of bollix' - One of the country's oldest rowing clubs embroiled in row with council

Cork County Council has become embroiled in a row with one of the country's oldest rowing clubs after members claimed a local authority lorry has been parked up on Union Hall pier, blocking access to thousands of euro worth of boats used for training.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2019

€35m European Investment Bank loan will allow Cork County Council to kickstart €250m of projects

A major loan provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) will enable Cork County Council to kickstart €250m of projects it hopes to complete within the next eight to 10 years.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2019

Cork County Council to seek expert advice after concerns raised about 5G network safety

Cork County Council is to seek expert advice and ask ComReg officials to address it after concerns were raised about the safety of 5G digital cellular networks.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2019

Calls for State commemoration of Cork's role in fight for Irish independence

The role of Cork city and county in the fight for Irish independence should be marked with a State commemoration next year, according to Senator Colm Burke, who is to put pressure on the Taoiseach to hold a special event on Leeside next year.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2019

Cork County Council cuts back after boundary shift

A major reduction in rates as a result of Cork City’s boundary extension has forced Cork County Council to cut its budget for running services to €338.4m next year.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2019

Cork County Council lodges plans for new dual cable car system to Dursey Island

Cork County Council has lodged a number of applications with an Bord Pleanála and the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government for a €10m project which it hopes will turn the country's most south-westerly island into a major tourist attraction.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2019

Cork County Council called on to support businesses during major infrastructure works

Cork County Council bosses have been asked to use its Economic Development Section to come up with some kind of support or compensation package for businesses which suffer financial losses during major infrastructure works.

Tue, 15 Oct, 2019

Nuns ordered to leave unauthorised compound by Cork County Council

A nun who only speaks for an hour a day due to a vow of silence has until December to find a new home after being brought to court by Cork County Council over an alleged breach of planning laws.

Wed, 15 May, 2019

€123.7m in commercial rates collected by Cork County Council last year

It represents an increase of more than €30m on the commercial rates collected in 2010 and does not include the €12.29m the local authority had to strike off last year deemed to be “irrecoverable” last year, primarily due to business closures.

Mon, 13 May, 2019

Cork Council to discuss refuges for women as councillor reveals her domestic abuse hell

A special committee of Cork County Council is to look at the possibility of setting up women’s refuges and ‘safe houses’ after an impassioned plea was made by a councillor who described how she was once a victim of domestic abuse.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2019

Cork County Council secure court order for the demolition of two properties in heart of Bandon

Cork County Council has secured a court order for the demolition of two properties in the heart of Bandon town where a section of a busy street has been closed for almost three months.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2019

Residents hit out at roadworks disruption in West Cork

Residents on a narrow stretch of a West Cork road have hit out at the disruption caused by ongoing roadworks in the area.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2019

'Where is our Christianity?': Cork councillor pleas for older graveyards to be maintained

The country's longest-serving county councillor has told his bosses to buck up on their “Christianity” by ensuring that older graveyards are properly maintained.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2019

Cork County Council still interested in Passage West dockyard site

Cork County Council is still interested in acquiring a derelict site in a harbour town for a major regeneration project, even though it was recently withdrawn from sale by its owners.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2019

Cork county councillor opposed to foreign 'junkets' reminded of his trip to Brussels

A county councillor who criticised the cost of trips to foreign conferences and called them unnecessary "junkets" was reminded that he was on one himself.

Tue, 12 Feb, 2019

Call for wheelchair-friendly bus service in Cork

Representatives of the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Bus Éireann are to be invited to meet Cork County Council to discuss ways that all bus services in the county can be made wheelchair-friendly.

Tue, 05 Feb, 2019

'It's an insult to us' - Cork councillors angry as bypass put on hold again

The government has been criticised for putting a vital bypass on the long finger again, a move which has angered some Cork county councillors and disappointed their most senior roads engineer.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2019

Cork councillors seek meeting with housing minister over developer fears

Cork County Council is to seek a meeting with Minister Eoghan Murphy amid fears that rural areas could be overrun with new homes after Bord Pleanála asked developers to increase densities.

Fri, 14 Dec, 2018

Estates taken over by Cork County Council still in ownership of developers

Potentially dozens, if not hundreds, of estates taken in charge by Cork County Council still have developers or their relatives in ownership of the land and some are still trying to charge residents ground rent.

Mon, 03 Dec, 2018

Cork County Council want motor tax to be payable via savings stamps

Financially struggling drivers could get an easier way to pay their motor tax, if Cork County Council is allowed to pilot a scheme similar to TV licence stamps.

Wed, 24 Oct, 2018

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Council using CCTV to combat littering in Fermoy

A senior Cork County Council official has warned that it intends to capture people dumping litter at civic amenity sites/bring sites on CCTV and prosecute them.

Tue, 16 Oct, 2018

Ballycotton seeks council help to alleviate gridlock

A scenic fishing village which has reinvented itself as a tourist destination is facing chronic traffic problems.

Tue, 16 Oct, 2018

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