Cork – Slugger O'Toole

Boris has 99 problems…

Brian O'Neill on October 6, 2021, 11:10 am

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Not sure what magic Cassette Boy uses to create these videos, but they sure are very funny. Warning contains swearing. For those not into HipHop 99 Problems is a song by Jay Z. Boris Johnston delivers his keynote speech today at the Conservative Party Conference. There is talk he will raise the minimum wage which would be welcomed by low earners. New! Cassetteboy vs Boris Johnson 2021 #cpc21 pic.twitter.com/klsNSi0wir — Cassetteboy (@Cassetteboy) October 6, 2021 If this is a bit …

Cork Sinn Féin party whip: “Nobody wants to lose a councillor.”

Pete Baker on November 14, 2015, 8:11 pm

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If losing one councillor may be regarded as a misfortune, and two carelessness, then three looks like… [Wilfulness? – Ed] Perhaps… But if Sinn Féin thought they had drawn a line under their little local difficulty in Cork when the party’s sitting TD Sandra McLellan announced she would not be standing in the next General Election, they might have to think again. The Irish Examiner reports that Glanmire-based Cobh Councillor Ger Keohane has informed Cork Council Council and Sinn Féin party headquarters that he, too, …

Breaking news: Belfast plane crashes at Cork airport

Mack on February 10, 2011, 11:09 am

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An RTE news story indicates that they have unconfirmed reports of 8 fatalities after a plane from Belfast crashed at Cork airport. Update – six confirmed fatalities, six people injured. From the report The Manx2 commuter flight, with 10 passengers and two crew, was en route from Belfast when it crashed in heavy fog at Cork Airport just before 10am. The Aviation Authority says the aircraft made two attempts to land before crashing. Witnesses report hearing a loud bang. The …

Water supplies cut due to shortages in Dublin and Cork

Pete Baker on December 7, 2010, 9:51 pm

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Unfortunate timing as the Irish government’s budget details are revealed, but as RTÉ reports Councils in the capital are making cuts to overnight supply for at least the next three nights. Fingal County Council has cut water supply from 7pm until 7am tomorrow. Dublin City Council has cut water supply during the same period – from 7pm to 7am. South Dublin saw cuts to supply or loss of pressure at 8pm until 6am. Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown has cut water supply in …