People in Bundoran speak out on concerns about a lack of local representation
People in Bundoran have a mixed reaction to the fact that for the first time in 50 years they have no Councillor based in the town. It follows the cooption of Mícheal Naughton who lives…
MacSharry says it’s time for Garda commissioner to go
Sligo/Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, says its time for Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan to go. A report to be launched today will declare that she failed in her duty…
Calls for Leitrim to have its own rural resettlement scheme
A Leitrim councillor wants the county to have its version of the national Rural Resettlement Scheme. The call comes as concern mounts in many areas of the county about dwindling population and loss of services,…
VAT increase ‘could lead to job losses’
A Donegal TD has warned that any increase in the VAT rate for the hospitality sector could lead to job losses in the region. A document prepared for Finance Minister Pascal Donohue last week, called…
‘Inconvenience’ of electricity poles on farmland leads to calls for review of compensation
A Leitrim councillor is calling for a review of the compensation paid to farmers for inconvenience due to ESB poles on their land. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon says these poles interfere with everyday farming,…
Brexit a concern among farmers at Sligo County Agricultural Show
The season for Agricultural Shows is getting underway and a successful County Sligo Agricultural Show took place in Riverstown over the weekend. Vice President of the European Parliament Midlands North West MEP Mairread McGuinness gave…
Ray MacSharry seeks to have Ansbacher comments removed from Dail record
Former Tanaiste Ray MacSharry is seeking to have comments made by Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald removed from the Dail’s record She was found to have abused Dail privilege when she claimed in December 2014…