Kanturk News from The Corkman

Sinn Féin rise to the fore in Cork East

Even before the polling boxes from the Cork East constituency were opened at the Mallow count centre on Sunday morning there was a palpable sense in the air that this could be a monumental day.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

'Team Stanton' does the job on eighth count

Despite the fall in popularity of the Fine Gael party over recent months, few would have anticipated that veteran Cork East TD David Stanton would be in any real danger of losing his seat.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

O'Driscoll: 'yesterday was not to be my day'

As the final tally came in on Sunday morning and a snapshot of how the Cork East constituency would play out, it emerged that Fine Gael's Pa O'Driscoll would be facing an uphill battle to win a Dáil seat.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

Sherlock - 'one of the toughest political battles I've ever fought'

Speaking to The Corkman immediately after becoming the first Labour TD to be elected to Dáil Eireann in the entire country, Deputy Séan Sherlock was clearly a very relieved man.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

Cork NW's left wing vote not far off seat - SocDem

He made it to the final count despite being a virtual unknown when he entered the race for a seat in Cork North West but Social Democrat candidate Ciaran McCarthy believes firmly that there's a substantial left vote in the constituency which is feeling 'somewhat disenfranchised' now.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

Millstreet cuppa supports Marymount

Millstreet Vintage Club began a busy year during 2020 with many of the popular events hosted during the past year returning for a new season.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

St John's GAA host victory dinner dance

St Johns GAA recognised their ground breaking achievement of winning a first time county championship title with a victory dinner dance held in The Dromhall Hotel, Killarney.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

Teens using social media to get access to drugs

Ready access to drugs is just a Snapchat or Instagram post away for teenagers living in rural areas of Cork and throughout the country.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

Gardaí seek help to catch school thieves

Gardaí in Mallow have re-issued an appeal to the public for help in their ongoing investigation into a break-in at a local primary school during which significant damage was caused to two administrative offices on the premises.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

The new 'baby' of The Dáil aims to hit the ground running

At the tender age of just 22, Fianna Fáil's James O'Connor may be the 'baby' of the 33rd Dáil, but he is not short of experience when it comes to the cut and thrust of political life.

Publish: Saturday 15th February 12:00am

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