The Junior Business Minister says efforts to unlock the space above shops in the city and towns across Cork are underway.
Minister Damien English says his department are keen to utilise the area above retail spaces to ease the accommodation shortage and attract investment.
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Another campaign for the leadership of the UK conservative party gets underway today following the resignation of Liz Truss
Tory MPs are deciding whether to back the likes of Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt or even Boris Johnson.
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Covid is going to ramp up again as we go into the winter months.
That's the warning from a public health expert, after the Health Minister expressed concern over the low number of people wearing masks on public transport.
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People could be banned from smoking in parks and on beaches.
It's reported the Government is considering an expansion of the smoking ban which was introduced here over 18 years ago.
