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EDITION NO. 34,889
James Reilly
Kathleen Lynch
Jan O’Sullivan
Serving Cork for 120 years Phil Hogan
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013
Message from the people of Cork to these four Ministers attending city conference
Listen to us! Rose: You Paul: We Ray: Moon and Richard: Tax have no idea should take to stars was wealth, not what it’s like. the streets. promised. property.
Mary: We need quality health care.
By David Linnane ● “WE can only take so much” — that was the message today from the people of Cork, to four Government Ministers. Maeve: It didn’t change, ● They have hit out at it got worse. austerity measures — including the property tax and rising homelessness. ● The crisis in the health system was also top of concerns — with staff shortages, cost of health insurance and John: Stand trolley numbers. up and be ● See page 10 and 11.
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REVERE 3+2 was €1,999 NOW ONLY Jay: Act to tackle our homeless.
Kevin: Things could be done better.
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Kathleen: Cut- Conor : You backs are in are failing us Minister. wrong areas.
Nurses: ‘Sell hospitals’ SELL Our Lady’s Hospital and Erinville Hospital to help make up the shortfall in the nation’s €300m budget. That was the plea today to the government from the Cork branch of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, one of the unions which voted against the Croke Park II proposals earlier this week.
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Spokeswoman for the INMO, Patsy Doyle, said there were several State assets across the country which could either be sold or put on to the rental market. These included Our Lady’s Hospital and the Erinville Hospital in Cork city. ● For the full story turn to page 5.
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