Actions of SFPA create hard border – IFPEA
The Sea FIsheries Protection Authority has come under further fire its latest actions in the ongoing fish weighing debacle at Killybegs. It’s been claimed that the authority is effectively creating a hard border on the island of Ireland due to a number of vessels turning away from the port…
Sligo Hospital second most overcrowded today
Sligo University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in the country today, according to the Irish nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch. 48 people are awaiting a bed and a further 42 are waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital. 95 people are on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, the most impacted…
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority defends its actions as Killybegs row intensifies
The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority has responded to the growing anger in Killybegs regarding interpretation of the regulations of the weighing of fish at the harbour. Paschal Hayes, Executive Chairperson of the SFPA, insists the regulations being enforced are completely in line with EU and Irish Govt policy OceanFM…
More diversity needed within judicial system – Kenny
A Sligo Leitrim TD believes a lot of work needs to be done to create more diversity within the judicial system. Deputy Martin Kenny made the comments during a debate on the Judicial Appointment Commission 2020 in the Dail. Deputy Kenny who is also Sinn Feins Justice Spokesperson…
Potential protests afoot over turf ban
A Donegal County Councillor is warning that the turf ban may, in time, result in protests on the streets of Dublin. Rural coalition TDs have received assurances that proposals for a ban on the sale of turf won’t go ahead as planned. They voted with the government in…
Sinn Fein motion calling to scrap ban on the commercial sale of turf is defeated
The government last night survived a Dáil vote to scrap an upcoming ban on the commercial sale of turf. Sinn Fein’s motion also called for the upcoming carbon tax increase to be abandoned and for the temporary removal of excise duty on home heating oil. Rural TDs in…
Prison Officers Association raise concerns over overcrowding at annual conference in Sligo
The Prison Officers Association will raise concerns over violence and overcrowding in prisons at their annual conference in Sligo today. Prison officers are warning there could be an outbreak of violence, or a murder, due to overcrowding. The number of inmates behind bars has increased by over…