McConalogue confirms food regulator will be appointed in March
Donegal TD and Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue has promised that legislation to appoint a food regulator will be introduced before the end of March. Farmers have been calling for government to move quickly on the appointment, with many unhappy at how costs and profits are shared along the…
North West gripped by housing crisis claims Sligo Cllr
The north west Region is moving ever closer to a major homeless crisis. That’s the warning that is being issued by a Sligo Councillor. Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O’ Boyle issued the warning after a recent report by the Threshold Housing Charity claimed that an ever…
Sligo pub offers ‘safe place’ facility for women
The Railway Bar in Sligo Town is offering what it calls a ‘safe place’ facility for women as reaction to the recent murder of Ashling Murphy continues. They are offering women a place to wait for buses, lifts or taxis as well as a place to charge their phones …
Leitrim council Cathaoirleach says there can be no amnesties for Bloody Sunday perpetrators
The Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council says there can be no amnesties for those involved in the Bloody Sunday killings in Derry fifty years ago. Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy O Rourke was speaking after attending the 50th anniversary commemoration of the atrocity in Derry yesterday. In 2010 a public inquiry…
Donegal councillor calls for hybrid Leaving Certificate
A Donegal councillor is today joining with those calling for a hybrid Leaving Certificate to be held for those doing the examination this year. Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton is proposing at a Donegal council meeting today that it call on Education Minister Norma Foley to introduce the hybrid exam.…
Govt. plans for overhaul of planning laws a ‘nonsensical distraction’, says Donegal TD
A Donegal TD has described plans by the government for what is being described as a major overhaul of planning laws as a ‘nonsensical distraction’. The Irish Independent reports this morning the aim of the overhaul is to reduce legal red tape and speed up the delivery of much-needed new…
Significant health improvements for Croí participants in the North West
The health of many people in the North West has Improved as a result of an innovative digital cardiovascular disease prevention and recovery programme. That’s according to Croi, a registered charity set up to prevent heart disease and stroke. A recent report published by Croi has found that the…