CAP sheep money ‘enough to buy bag of nuts for a ewe’
The Leitrim-based vicechairman of the IFA sheep committee is criticising agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue over what he says is the lack of funding for sheep farmers under the new phase of the Common Agricultural Policy.…
Donegal GP supports rollout of carbon monoxide monitors
A Donegal GP says carbon monoxide monitors in schools will help alert teachers that the quality of air in a classroom may be poor and that more ventilation is required. It’s costing 4 million euro…
Donegal children tell what it’s like to live in Mica-affected homes
Children from Donegal have written to a number of ministers, describing what it’s like to live in a mica-affected home. 50 children held a protest outside Leinster House yesterday afternoon, to deliver their letters and…
Harkin’s Bill proposes credit unions be allowed provide more services
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has introduced a Bill in the Dail proposing that credit unions be allowed provide more modern-day financial services. It coincides with World Credit Union Day, which is today. Speaking in the Dail,…
North West MEP says government reopening plan ‘unfair’ to some sectors
A Midlands/North West MEP has criticised the government’s reopening plan saying it’s unfair to certain sectors. Restrictions are to be eased for nightclubs, however, Maria Walsh feels the same does not apply to cultural venues.…
Letterkenny University Hospital second most overcrowded today
Letterkenny University Hospital has the second highest number of patients in the country waiting for a bed today. Forty-eight patients — made up of 38 in wards and 10 in the emergency department — are…
Agriculture Minister meets with children over mica concerns
Waiting a few more weeks for a mica redress scheme is acceptable, if it means it’ll be right. That’s according to the Agriculture Minister who spoke to 50 children from across Donegal this afternoon. They…