PODCAST: Who will be the 4 TD’s elected to Sligo-Leitrim?
Recorded Monday 27th January. It’s been the most dramatic lead-in ever to a General Election in Sligo-Leitrim. 2 Fine Gael candidate withdrawing, a former Minister standing against his own party, Sinn Fein dropping one of their two candidates, Marian Harkin returning to domestic politics after 18 years. But when all…
Green Party says it’s the farmers’ friend
A Green Party general election candidate says the election manifesto of her party has been met with a positive response by farmers and those involved in the north west’s agri sector. Sligo/Leitrim candidate Blaithin Gallagher, who comes from a farming background in County Leitrim, says a lot of the measures…
Council chief executive asks for time to resolve Easkey row
The chief executive of Sligo County Council has asked for time and space to see if a resolution can be found to an ongoing row in the west Sligo village of Easkey. The row centres on complaints over how the village’s community council allegedly operates. For months now, a number…
North West TUI members on the picket line
Teachers throughout the north west who are members of the TUI union are on strike today in a row over pay. Affected schools throughout the region are closed. Speaking to Ocean FM’s John Lynch, local TUI spokesman Brendan Greene, a teacher in St Clare’s Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, outlines the…
Calls for dog baiting to be made illegal
A Sligo Councillor who previously defended fox hunting by horses and hounds is now calling for the practice of dog-baiting to be made illegal. Dog baiting involves foxes, hares and rabbits being flushed out of dens by Terrier dogs, with lurcher dogs then chasing and killing the animals. At last…
Existing housing policies exclude those in need of public housing
Donegal Independent candidate Thomas Pringle says Fine Gael’s housing policies are built around the private sector, rather than the thousands of people in Donegal and across the country who are in need of housing. “We need homes for people, not houses for profit,” he said. He claimed Fine Gael’s Rebuilding…
Donegal fire stations must be prioritised by new government
The construction of two new fire stations For Bundoran and Ballyshannon must be prioritised by the next government. That’s according to Sligo Leitrim General Election Independent Candidate John Perry. Perry has committed to having Ballyshannon and Bundoran Fire Stations prioritised for ‘new stations construction’ if he is successful…