Extending Local Link schedule would benefit rural areas, says Leitrim Councillor
It’s thought that extending both the schedule and locations of where the rural link service caters to would throw a lifeline to areas such as north Leitrim. There’s ongoing concern over a decline in taxi services locally, particularly during night time hours and has led to calls for the rural…
Another call for more gardai in rural areas
The Aontú leader says there needs to be a ‘radical increase’ in the number of gardai around the country. Peader Tóibín will be speaking to hundreds of members and delegates at the party’s first Ard Fheis today. It gets underway on Zoom at 1o’clock. Deputy Tóibín’s comments follow a call…
Sligo councillor says people will not want to live in rural areas unless basic services are addressed
A Sligo councillor has warned that nobody will want to live or work in rural areas unless issues such as poor road surfaces are addressed. Fianna Fail Councillor Keith Henry has called on the Minister for Rural Affairs Michael Ring, to expand the scope of the CLÁR scheme so as…
More concern about lack of Garda resources in rural areas
Concern is growing once again about a lack of Garda resources in rural areas. The issue has come up for renewed debate after a business in Pettigo in Donegal was broken into in the early hours of yesterday morning. A number of people smashed the front window of a shop…
Council calls for time limit on rural social schemes to be reversed
Sligo County Council is calling on the Minister for Social Protection to reverse the new three-year time limit for people on rural social schemes. Fianna Fail Councillor Keith Henry made the proposal at the December meeting of the council, saying the three-year limit is far too restrictive. Cllr Henry says…