Mica scheme: Donegal Sinn Fein TD tells government ‘go back to drawing board’
Sinn Fein’s urging the government to “go back to the drawing board” with its updated Mica redress scheme. The 2.2 billion euro plan will see grants be made available to homeowners to cover rebuild costs up to a cap of 420,000 euro. However Sinn Fein says due to the average…
Donegal trio star in record Ireland win
Donegal trio Amber Barrett, Roma McLaughlin and Ciara Grant were part of the Republic of Ireland team which beat Georgia 11-0 in Wednesday evening’s World Cup qualifier win at Tallaght Stadium. Barrett was among the scorers in what was a record win for the Ireland women’s senior team. Ireland 10-0…
Taoiseach tells Doherty Sinn Fein using Mica for political gain
The Taoiseach has told a Donegal TD that Sinn Fein is exploiting the Mica scandal for electoral and political gain. Micheal Martin made his remark after Deputy Pearse Doherty asked if the proposed mica redress scheme announced yesterday was fit for purpose, saying some people would have to find €45,000…
Sligo councillor wants spending divided fairly between districts
A Sligo councillor is calling for a system to be put in place to ensure all three municipal districts in the county gets a fair share of expenditure and investment. Fianna Fail Councillor Donal Gilroy says the vast majority of expenditure goes to the Sligo/Strandhill Municipal District, which incudes the…
Donegal INTO boss urges parents to cooperate with mask-wearing in schools
Children in third class and above have to wear masks in school from today onwards. The government’s also calling for less indoor socialising among under-12s for the next two weeks, after a sharp increase in Covid cases. There were over 18,200 among under-18s in the fortnight to Sunday – compared…