Ross under fire for not reading report on Bus Eireann
Enda Kenny has been forced into a vigorous defence of Transport Minister Shane Ross. It’s after the Taoiseach admitted Minister Ross hadn’t yet seen a hard-hitting report from Grant Thornton into the future of bus…
Warnock: ‘Brexit makes new bridge urgent on Kinlough/Bundoran road’
A Leitrim councillor says that with Brexit, there is now an urgency for a new bridge to be provided on the R280 regional road linking Kinlough in Leitrim and Bundoran in Donegal. Fianna Fail Councillor…
Crane overturned on N16 at Glenfarne
The driver of a crane at roadworks on the N16 at Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim, has been taken to hospital after the machine collapsed into a river. His injuries are not thought to be serious. A…
North West MEPs react to Theresa May’s Brexit plan
There are fears the UK Government is failing to acknowledge the complexities of its existing relationship with the EU. North West MEPs have been reacting to Theresa May’s 12 point Brexit plan yesterday. Fine Gael…
MEP says Brexit tariffs ‘inevitable’
A Fine Gael MEP claims the introduction of tariffs between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be inevitable if the British refuse to join a customs union following a Brexit. Brian Hayes was reacting to…
Calls for N59 upgrade from Dromore West to Mayo border
Two West Sligo councillors believe a new road is needed on the N59 between Dromore West and the Mayo border. Independent councillors Joe Queenan and Michael Clarke raised the issue at a meeting of the…
Donegal among counties worst affected by poor tillage harvest
The Irish Farmers’ Association will march on Leinster House this afternoon, calling for the Government to set up a crisis fund for tillage farmers. Many grain farmers, in the west of the country, weren’t able…
