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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Local T.D. Deirdre Clune and Cllr. Deirdre Forde have expressed their concern that a dangerous bus stop on Maryborough Hill has to be replaced by a safer bus stop with a standing area urgently. Local residents in Broadale and Maryborough Ridge have been fighting for a safer bus stop to be provided for a number [...]

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Local Cllr Deirdre Forde and Deirdre Clune TD have welcomed Cork County Council’s decision to review the traffic levels using the roundabout at Mount Ovel/St. Patrick’s Church on the Rochestown Road with a view improving congestion. Cllr. Deirdre Forde said: Cork County Council has confirmed to me that it intends to proceed with a review [...]

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A nationwide review of TB services is more urgent than ever after the number of confirmed cases in a Cork primary school rose to 25. This is a deeply worrying time for parents and staff at Ballintemple National School. And it is a very stressful period for all the children. The local community also has [...]

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Cork County Council, Cork City Council and the Probation Service will work together to address Cork’s graffiti problem.

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Clarke’s Hill & Moneygourney Road Improvement Scheme will improve infrastructure in an area where it has failed to keep pace with population growth

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A growing graffiti problem in Douglas needs to be acted upon by Cork County Council.

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Cork Flooding – City Council Emergency Updatefor Monday 23rd November

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The condition of the Rochestown Road has been allowed deteriorate to an unacceptable extent for such a busy road and is a major concern for local residents and regular road users. Cork County Council have now announced a plan for traffic calming and road improvement works and the public have until the 17th July to make submissions.

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The National Famine Commemoration gives us an opportunity to look at how the Great Famine impacted on local areas. A maintenance programme for famine graveyards would allow a local place of commemoration.

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