Person: Mick Barry

S External probe into allegations of racism towards foreign nurses at CUH

Management are treating the allegations 'very seriously' and look forward to a 'prompt outcome' to the investigation

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

'Heartbeat of community' closing with immediate effect

A meeting is scheduled between Cork City Childcare and a childcare provider for Monday, which may bring Before 5 one step closer to being saved

Mon, 28 Aug, 2023

TD tells Dáil that State funding for Cork Pride is 'pathetic'

Wild Youth will headline the Party at The Port on the Sunday of Cork Pride 2023 which takes place from July 30 to August 6

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

'Tragedy waiting to happen' due to firefighter shortages in Cork

Firefighters are now serving an area that is five times larger than it was before the Cork city boundary was extended in 2019.

Wed, 03 May, 2023

Government to oppose rent-cap bill over fears of 'cherry-picking' tenants

The Rent Reduction Bill 2023 would direct that new accommodations charge rent at a maximum rate of 25% of monthly median household income

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

'Anger and anxiety' over lifting of eviction ban set to fuel Cork protest

Eviction-ban protests are planned nationwide for April 1, when the ban is officially lifted, including a protest outside the Dáil

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

People are dying while they wait for housing, meeting told

The public meeting of 100 people heard from charity workers and campaigners about the problems faced by thousands of renters in vulnerable tenancies, and those living without a home

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Cork paralympian's family criticise lack of disability access to event planned in her honour

Sister of Kay McShane says the late Cork sporting heroine spent her life fighting against discrimination

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

AIB to be grilled on process of debt write-off policies in wake of DJ Carey deal

Dáil Finance Committee chair John McGuinness said none of the banks will discuss individual cases and the committee could not compel them to do so but AIB will be asked to speak about the process of debt write-downs without going into specific cases

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

AIB faces grilling over 'jaw-dropping' DJ Carey settlement

The majority State-owned bank agreed it would write down over €9.5m in debt owed by the former Kilkenny hurler to €60,000 in 2017

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

Mick Barry: Protest can be step on road to the anti-racist movement we need

I look forward to today's national demonstration which can mark the first major step towards building the mass anti-racist movement we need.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2023

Mick Clifford: We must all unite against hate agenda

Every democracy requires a contest of ideas. Every society will have different opinions on aspects of culture that should be vigorously debated. None of that, however, requires a stoking of divisions.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2023

Fire at overcrowded CUH emergency department is a 'serious warning signal'

CUH described it as a small fire, and thanked its staff, the National Ambulance Service, and Cork City Fire Brigade for their quick response

Thu, 12 Jan, 2023

Butchers Block Close Shop in Blackpool, Cork

Butcher's Block redundancies 'cold, clumsy, and lacked compassion'

Varadkar assures affected workers Government is there to help and says they will get redundancy payments

Thu, 24 Nov, 2022

Butcher's Block job losses 'show workers at end of queue when it comes to liquidation'

One couple who worked in the shops are owed approximately €1,500 in unpaid wages and holiday pay alone.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2022

Staff at two Cork butcher shops lose jobs by text — with just one hour's notice

Butcher's Block workers in Douglas and Blackpool were also informed they would not receive any redundancy pay

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

'We don't want to strike, but we just can’t be paid less for the same job anymore'

Care workers across the country are set to go on strike, as many have not seen a pay increase in 14 years

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Cost of living rally in Cork to hear calls for intervention on price increases

Thousands of people are expected to take part in the cost of living protest in Cork on Saturday — the second such rally in the city this year — ahead of what’s expected to be a much larger rally in Dublin later this month

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

People 'more than justified in not paying' extortionate energy bills, claims Richard Boyd Barrett

TD says a €15bn cost-of-living package could be paid for by windfall taxes and increased tax on those earning €100,000

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Mick Clifford: Misuse of Dáil privilege in trans debate

Increasingly, a fractured political and social landscape is leading to the souring of debate.

Sun, 22 May, 2022

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Bill ‘a small step in trying to address exploitative practice’ of sex-for-rent

People offering sex for rent arrangements are “creeps who exploit their position of power over people with less power or no power who need a roof over their heads”.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2022

Opposition call for mini-budget to increase social welfare and cut taxes

The Government is also under pressure to increase the minimum wage and set out a timeline for the introduction of a living wage

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

America's Cup may cost €9m upfront if Ireland's bid wins

Ireland's Cork Harbour — and Valencia in Spain, its main rival to host the yacht race in 2024 — are thought to have been requested to pay the fee in the event of their bid being accepted

Tue, 07 Sep, 2021

Retail workers to be saved from 'jobs massacre' if bill voted through

New legislation, dubbed the Debenhams Bill, would make workers preferential creditors in a liquidation so they would be paid what they were owed as a priority

Wed, 12 May, 2021

FILE PHOTO The entire Cabinet must now self isolate after news that Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is being tested for Cov

Health minister to face questions over deaths at Cork nursing home

A group of five families have written to Stephen Donnelly requesting an investigation into the nursing home. Hiqa inspected the home on February 9.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2021

Gloria Nkencho: My brother needed help, not bullets

Calls have been made for a public inquiry into as his family say he “needed help, not bullets".

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Labour Court boss agrees to mediate on long-running Debenhams dispute

Martin urges all parties to allow space for appointment of a mediator

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

Blarney Golf Resort staff want their redundancy payments

Staff affected by the sudden closure of a Cork city hotel earlier this year must get their redundancy payments before the building is sold for redevelopment as a nursing home.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Government urged to intervene to save Debenhams workers jobs

According to People Before Profit TD Mick Barry, it would cost the State about €19m to save the 2,000 jobs lost after the company folded last month.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Debenhams staff to block stock removal from stores

Debenhams staff are to block stock from being removed from the chain's stores and warehouses after workers voted overwhelmingly to strike.

Sun, 17 May, 2020

Justice department rejects alternative accommodation for Cahirciveen asylum seekers

The Department of Justice has rejected an offer of alternative accommodation for asylum seekers who want to be moved from a controversial direct provision centre in south Kerry.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Retail workers must not become 'collateral damage' in this crisis

Cork North Central TDs Thomas Gould and Mick Barry blasted Debenhams' treatment of its workers across the country, which include 958 directly employed and a further 300 in concessions.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Debenhams workers vow to fight for fair redundancies

Debenhams workers in Ireland, some with more than 40 years’ service, have vowed to continue fighting for fair redundancy following the appointment of provisional liquidators to the retail giant.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

SouthDoc criticised for announcing layoffs during Covid-19 pandemic

SouthDoc, the out-of-hours family doctor service, has blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for a raft of temporary staff layoffs.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Cork Mail Centre to close in the early hours

The Cork Mail Centre closed in the early hours of tomorrow morning as the last shift finished at the Little Island facility.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

Emergency laws could save tens of thousands of lives - Simon Coveney

Emergency draconian laws designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus could save tens of thousands of lives, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has told the Dail.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Simon Harris: Response to HSE recruitment call 'would warm your heart'

More than 30,000 people have responded to a massive recruitment drive across Ireland’s health service to tackle Covid-19.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Varadkar declines FF coalition mandate at party gathering

Fine Gael leader, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, is prepared to “let Micheál Martin sweat” and did not seek a mandate to continue talks with Fianna Fáil from his party.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

An Post closing Cork mail centres in major change of operations

An Post is considering the closure of some of its suburban delivery offices in Cork as part of a major reconfiguration of operations which includes the closure of its large mails centre in Little Island within weeks.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

An Post considering closing Cork delivery offices

Last June, the phased closure of the Cork Mail Centre in Little Island was announced, with the decision affecting 240 people.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

New hope for prospect of left minority Government

The group of ‘harder-Left’ TDs comprising People Before Profit, RISE, and three members of the Independents4Change technical group has insisted that a left-focussed minority Government coalition is still possible.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

Momentous day for Sinn Féin in Cork North-Central

The four-seater was already one of the most open in the country before a single vote was cast as three of the four TDs elected in 2016 weren't on the ballot this time out.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Disappointing election for Solidarity-People Before Profit possibly returning only three of five TDs

Solidarity-People Before Profit look set to have a disappointing election and possibly only return two or three of its five outgoing TDs.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Pat Buckley and Thomas Gould elected in Cork as Sinn Féin surge continues

Pat Buckley was elected on the first count in Cork East.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020