Sligo/Leitrim TD’s fracking bill passes first stage in Dail Eireann
The Minister for Communications, Clime Action and the Environment says there is no agenda on the part of the government to pursue Fracking. Denis Naughten made the comments after a bill to ban fracking in…
North west teachers hope to be back in classroom after mid-term
ASTI member teachers in the north west hope to be back in the classroom for good following today’s industrial dispute action. 22 schools in the north west are closed today due to the ongoing ASTI…
Harkin: Ireland could lose out if common tax base agreed
Ireland could lose out if proposals for an EU-wide common consolidated corporate tax base come into force. That’s the warning from the Independent North West MEP Marian Harkin. This week in the European Parliament, the…
Minister says more needs to be done to encourage women into key roles
Around six hundred people are attending the Women and Agriculture conference in Sligo today. It’s the first time the event has been held in the north west and it has been organised by the Irish…
Councillor says north west can’t attract mental health staff
A Fianna Fail councillor in Sligo says the region is finding it difficult to secure qualified consultant psychiatrists. Ballymote councillor Keith Henry says more attractive benefits in the private health sector and other parts of…
Government expected to withdraw fracking amendment
It’s now expected that a Dail Bill by Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin aimed at banning fracking in Ireland will now pass through all its stages sooner than was thought. The government had proposed…
Concern over new sewerage scheme in Gleann Cholm Cille
There are concerns in Gleann Cholm Cille in County Donegal that the area to be serviced by a new sewerage scheme has been reduced by at least 30%. The cutback is a major blow to…
