Greens being ‘beaten over the head’ on car pooling issue
Leitrim Green Party member, Leslie O’Hora, claims his party are being unfairly criticised by the media, as a result of comments made by his party leader about possible car pooling arrangements in rural villages. Mr…
Lost in Translation- Cope clarifies SF coalition comments
Donegal FF Deputy, Pat The Cope Gallagher, has moved to clarify comments he allegedly made expressing a preference for his party to go into coalition with Sinn Fein. He claims the translation of his interview…
Secondary school students react to Varadkar/Martin debate
Transition Year students from secondary schools in Sligo and Leitrim have been giving their reaction to last night’s TV debate between the Fine Gael and Fianna Fail leaders. Offering their views are Emma O’Loughlin and…
Irish Water criticised for failure to address Donegal Councillors as Gaeilge
Irish Water have been criticised for indicating they will be able to provide an Irish language speaker to address Donegal councillors at a clinic next Monday. Gaeltacht councillor, Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig, says organisations…
Five dogs poisoned in Bundoran, it’s claimed
Up to five dogs have been mysteriously poisoned in the Bundoran area in the past 3 months. That’s according to Tara Lafferty of the Animals in Donegal Aid Sanctuary, who says people need to report…
Harkin goes public on ‘vicious and false’ pensions rumours
General Election candidate, Marian Harkin, has spoken publicly for the first time on her political pension arrangements, after what she describes as vicious and false rumours being spread. She has revealed that since 2009, she…
South Donegal completely disenfranchised in Election, it’s claimed
A Fine Gael councillor in South Donegal claims voters there hardly know who’s standing in their Sligo-Leitrim electoral constituency, let alone having any interest in the contest. Clr Barry Sweeny says there’s an urgency not…