New secondary Gaelscoil for Donegal town ‘a wonderful opportunity’
Donegal Town is to get it’s first Irish speaking secondary school in September. The new school would be based at the Abbey Vocational School, similar to the Aonad Loch Gille school at the Mercy in…
Northwest MEP Marian Harkin says Taoiseachs European Parliament address went down well
MEPs in the European Parliament have been reacting to the speech today of the Taoiseach. Leo Mr Varadkar delivered an address on the future of Europe in the Parliament this morning. He also responded to…
Protest over shortfall in pensions to take place in Dublin tomorrow
The issue of pensioners losing out on State pension entitlements because they had to leave the workforce early is to be discussed by the cabinet tomorrow. Most of those affected are women, many of them…
Sligoman the victim of car crash near Charlestown
An eldely man who died earlier this week after being struck by a car near Charlestown, Co Mayo at the weekend was from Co Sligo. 81-year-old Louie O’Hara, a retired small farmer from Tourlestrane, died…
Bree calls for legislation to deal with ‘precarious work practices’
A Sligo councillor is calling for the government to introduce legislation to deal with what he says are ‘precarious work practices’. It follows a recent report from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions highlighting the…
Farmers await more details on fodder transport support subsidy
Farmers are waiting for more details on a subsidy announced by the Minister for Agriculture yesterday for people who have fodder shortages. The North West region has been worst affected by the bad weather this…
Donegal TD questions the value of Paddy’s day trips this year
The government has revealed where ministers are being sent for St Patrick’s Day. More than 30 ministers will be sent to countries across the globe for the festivities. As is tradition, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will…
