PBP discussion on mainstream politics in Sligo tonight
People Before Profit are holding a meeting in Sligo tonight to discuss mainstream politics and the fall of the middle. Former lecturer Brian O’Boyle will be chairing the meeting which is expected to cover a…
Emotional scenes for Sligo CF campaigner outside Dail Eireann
There have been emotional scenes outside the Dail as Cystic Fibrosis campaigners protest about the delay in making the drug Orkambi available. More than 600 people gathered outside the gates of Leinster House for a…
Taoiseach’s announcement on Traveller recognition welcomed by Sligo group
The Sligo Traveller Support Group is welcoming today’s announcement by the Taoiseach to recognise Travellers as an ethnic group for the first time. It follows a lengthy campaign which has been ongoing for decades to…
Government under renewed pressure over water charges
Fianna Fáil says the Government will collapse if it refuses to implement the findings of the Oireachtas committee on water charges. But Enda Kenny is insisting the Government cannot introduce legislation which it believes would…
Anti-water charge campaigners say ‘People Power’ has won
The Right to Water Charge movement says they want to use what they are calling as a ‘victory’ on the water charges issue as a ‘type of politics’ to change society for the better. The…
Health minister wants more time to negotiate Orkambi deal as campaigners protest at Dail
More than a thousand Cystic Fibrosis campaigners are gathered outside Leinster House calling for the approval of the Orkambi drug. Protestors are holding a minute’s silence outside Leinster House for the second time in…
Garda chief says Leitrim is one of the safest places to live in Ireland
A top garda says County Leitrim is one of the safest places in Ireland to live, raise a family in, to retire to and grow old in. Garda Chief Superintendent Michael Clancy made the comments…