Deputy MacSharry calling for immediate removal of bollards at Strandhill
Sligo/Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry is calling on Sligo County Council and An Garda Siochana in Sligo to agree to immediately remove the bollards that have prevented parking in the area overlooking the sea at Strandhill. The bollards were originally erected as part of Covid prevention measures. However, there have been…
Deputy Marc MacSharry calls on Taoiseach to resign
Taoiseach Micheál Martin should quit as Fianna Fáil leader during the Dáil’s summer break, according to a Sligo/Leitrim TD. Marc MacSharry’s call comes after the party got less than 5 per cent in this week’s Dublin Bay South by-election. He says the parliamentary party should meet, in-person, over the next…
Deputy Marc MacSharry says he will resign unless Mica redress scheme is addressed
Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD, Marc MacSharry says he’d resign if a Mica redress scheme is not changed to meet 100% of the costs. The government is under pressure from homeowners to meet the full costs of remediation works with the majority of homes impacted being in counties Donegal, Sligo and…
Local TD lodges legal action against Standards in Public Office Commission
A local TD has lodged legal action against the Standards in Public Office Commission. According to the Independent, Courts Service Records show the case was issued against the State’s political standards and ethics watchdog in the High Court on Friday by Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD, Marc MacSharry. Deputy MacSharry stood…
More needs to be done addressing mental health during Covid-19
Research carried out by a Sligo/Leitrim TD and his team has found many people feel that Covid-19 has had, and will continue to have, long term effects on mental health. Fianna Fail Deputy, Marc MacSharry says they questioned people across numerous professions such as GP’s, Coroners, Student Unions and members…
Sligo family lose appeal over conditions in mandatory quarantine
A Sligo family of five has lost their appeal over the conditions of their rooms during mandatory quarantine. Michelle O’Dowd has returned to Ireland from Australia, with her family, to work as a nurse. The family, who are originally from Easkey, are required to stay in hotel quarantine at the…
Local TD criticises government and EU approach to acquiring vaccines
A Fianna Fail TD has criticised the government and EU’s approach to acquiring sufficient Covid-19 vaccines in the Dail recently. Sligo/Leitrim Deputy, Marc MacSharry said our supply procurement has ‘been an abject failure’ and questions why Ireland cannot seek separate deals like other countries in the block such as Austria.…