Local communities and people interested in the development of Douglas, Carrigaline and the surrounding towns and villages can view Cork County Council’s Local Area Plan and make submissions on this plan until January 12th. Cork County Council published a Local Area Plan for the Douglas/Carrigaline area in late November 2010. The plan sets out in [...]

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“We need a more efficient, reliable and economical broadband service throughout the entire country that will attract new businesses as well as opening up many towns and villages to new employment opportunities.

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Cork City Council have announced that Avenue De Rennes, the very heart of Mahon, is to be included in their local area plan following objections by local representatives saying that leaving it out will split the community.

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Cork City Council has agreed to forward funding to begin the redevelopment of Blackrock village. It’s a exciting time for everyone.

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Cuts to social schemes such as RAPID and Community Development Projects will hit Cork hard and are non-sensical.

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THE GOVERNMENT are doing nothing to utilise bonds put forward by developers to help complete unfinished estates and this is not acceptable. Health and safety must be a priority.

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Concerns expressed by local residents and An Bord Pleanála’s Insperctor’s report about the scale of the Beacon Co-location Hospital development and the traffic congestion likely result from the development have been ignored. The Fianna Fáil and Green Government’s doomed co-location policy will now leave an unacceptable legacy in Cork.

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Spike Island prison closed in 2004 and for the last five years the island has been left idle. The future of this historic island is now to be decided by an interdepartmental committee but no decision has yet been made.

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