Green light given to Leitrim councillor’s initiative to renovate rural buildings
A Leitrim Councillor says an initiative he proposed that will provide grants of up to €50,000 to first-time buyers and other owner-occupiers willing to refurbish derelict and vacant homes in rural Ireland will help to breathe life back into many rural communities. Councillor Justin Warnock was reacting to the…
Budget will fail struggling households – Pringle
It’s been claimed that a Killybegs business owner’s energy bill is working out at an additional cost of €160,000 for the year. It comes as one Donegal TD believes that Budget 2023 will fail struggling households and that it’s a budget for energy companies and landlords. Independent TD…
Tánaiste ‘frustrated’ over no prosecutions for defective building blocks
The Tánaiste says he’s frustrated there have been no prosecutions of people involved in making defective building blocks. It comes after the government introduced a 10 per cent levy on concrete in yesterday’s budget. The 80 million euro raised will partly be used to fund the mica redress…
GRA President calls for plan to address the shortage of frontline Gardaí
The President of the GRA says while he hopes the shortfall in frontline Gardai in Sligo will be addressed as part of the Budget, a modern workforce plan needs to be drawn up to ensure that problem areas nationwide are tackled. Donegal based Garda Brendan O’Connor has given a…
Sligo Restauranteur says Dublin Hotels are responsible for VAT rate increase
A Sligo Restauranteur has pointed the finger of blame on Dublin hotels over the increase in VAT rate for the hospitality sector. As part of Budget 2023, the rate is to increase from 9% to 13.5% from March of next year. The Government had previously cut the raid…
Budget 2023 a missed opportunity – Doherty
A Donegal TD has described Budget 2023 as a missed opportunity. Sinn Feins Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said the Budget needed to show more support to low and middle income earners. Speaking in the Dail this afternoon, Deputy Doherty accused the Government of making the wrong choices…
80 year old launches campaign opposing ‘discriminatory’ online customer service
Liam is 80 years old and insists there needs to be an immediate end to diverting people online while accessing customer service, particularly within Government Departments. He says there are many like him who are not proficient with the internet, nor want to be OceanFM Ireland · 80 year…