Cork city and county will receive €46m in funding to allow the development of over 3,000 homes by 2021, the Irish Examiner can reveal. The funding will support six projects in Cork city and county, as part of a national investment of over €220m.

SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has accused the Labour Party of having “ruled out” the development of a credible right/left divide in Irish politics by attaching themselves to Fine Gael.

THE body that represents almost 1,000 businesses in Cork has called on the incoming Government to adopt its pro-business proposals and introduce sweeping reforms to secure jobs and competitiveness.

IN every election, candidates feed the electorate with tasty promises and even, in some cases, quickly thought up gimmicks that will get that all important extra vote.

THE Government must take a long-term view and invest in vital infrastructure to help regenerate Cork’s docklands, a respected developer said last night.

CORK’S political leaders have joined forces to secure Government funding for the design of a bridge which could unlock the city’s docklands for regeneration.

THE Lord Mayor of Cork has called a meeting of the city’s TDs as part of a new drive to secure Government funding for an €80 million bridge that will help kickstart the city’s docklands regeneration.

CORK’S city manager has called on the Government to commit funding to build an iconic bridge over the River Lee to help kick-start the city’s multi-billion-euro docklands regeneration project.

PLANNING is expected to be granted today for three bridges over the River Lee to help kick-start one of the state’s most ambitious regeneration projects.

The future of the Cork Docklands Project remains uncertain according to the Cork Chamber of Commerce.

THE Government is under fire for stalling a decision to release just €2.3 million to help kickstart the State’s largest urban regeneration scheme.

Work on the Cork Docklands project, the biggest proposed development in the country since the construction of the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin 20 years ago, could grind to a halt unless the State provides €2.3m in immediate funding to appoint a design team for the proposed Eastern Gateway Bridge.

THE Fine Gael party in Cork city has called for sweeping changes in the political system to give more power to local government.

A decision on the largest planning application ever lodged in Cork city will be made this week.

THE taxpayer could be facing a e4 million legal bill because of a standoff between two state bodies in Cork over land.

A TAX incentive scheme announced in the budget has been described as a small step towards kick-starting the multi-billion regeneration of Cork’s docklands.

THE Government must deliver a range of tax breaks in the budget to kickstart the multi-billion regeneration of Cork’s docklands, business leaders demanded last night.

THERE were calls last night for an emergency package to stimulate employment in Cork after the city’s second devastating jobs blow in a week.

PLANS for a major redevelopment of Cork’s docklands have received a setback due to Government cutbacks.

A ‘NEW Cork’ beckons down-river of the existing southern city — but locals can’t yet see it.