Fallon unhappy with assessment of Needs to children.
A Leitrim Councillor has hit out at the government’s failure to meet its statutory obligations in providing Assessment of Needs to children. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon says €700,000 of taxpayers money was spent…
Post Mortem to take place on bodies of couple found in Cavan
A post mortem examination will take place today on the bodies of a couple found dead in Co Cavan. They were discovered at their home in Cloverhill near Belturbet on Sunday night, after…
Donegal businesses ‘scared’ about impact of border fines
Business owners in border areas are fearful of how new travel fines will impact on trade. Gardaí now have the power to fine those who are travelling from the North without a reasonable excuse. The…
Donegal GRA official says border Covid fines give gardai some clarity
Gardaí say new cross-border travel fines will help them enforce Covid-19 restrictions. From today anyone who isn’t ‘ordinarily resident’ in the Republic can be fined 100 euro for non-essential travel. Each adult in a car…
Farmers ‘fed up’ with attacks on sheep
Farmers are taking action against dog attacks. Just last Friday a number of sheep were injured and killed in an attack in the Streedagh area of Sligo Co Sligo. Farmers will be putting up ‘No…
Local ETB Boards to benefit from funding allocation
Funding has been announced for a number of education initiatives in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. It will help adults and those who are educationally disadvantaged. A mentoring support service has also been launched…
Pharmacists need clarity about vaccinations, as well as PPE
A Donegal pharmacist says clarity is needed on whether pharmacy staff or just pharmacists will be vaccinated against Covid-19. That’s according to Tom Murray of Murray Pharmacies in Donegal who is also a member of…
