Leitrim Councillor urges Community Engagement Teams to provided better communications
A north Leitrim Councillor is calling on Community Engagement teams that are tasked with providing information to communities where asylum seekers are to be accommodated, to ‘up their game’. Independent Councillor Felim Gurn says a recent meeting where such a group were alleged to have ‘dedicated’ their wishes to…
Taoiseach says women and children will take priority when it comes to providing emergency refugee accommodation
The Taoiseach says he is currently unable to give a time line to when refugees will be arriving at the Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair. It was expected that refugees would be in the facility by December however planning concerns has resulted in a delay to the former hotel…
Sligo Deputy raises concerns that local childcare facilities have with Department of Children
A number of independent childcare facilities in Sligo and Leitrim are said to be in crisis. Some local providers are reportedly finding it increasingly difficult in dealing with the Department of Children over account records. In a bid to access the National Childcare Scheme, providers must provide one…
Leitrim TD calls for extra resources to be assigned to the Sligo Road policing unit
The government has been called out to increase numbers in the road policing unit. The number of Gardaí assigned to the roads policing unit in Sligo is said have decreased greatly in the last number of years and it’s understood that there has been little progress in attempts to…
North West businesses need significant support from Government
A Donegal TD is warning that small businesses in the north west will continue to struggle unless there is substantial Government support. A number of businesses have previously outlined their frustration with the government when it comes to supports. Independent TD Thomas Pringle says the recent budget did not include…
Donegal TD urges government to listen to concerns of Mica impacted homes
The Taoiseach once again has been called on to listen to homeowners affected by the defective block scheme. The Government has commenced the revised scheme for the victims of defective block scandal. Yesterday homeowners and representatives from counties affected by the scandal including Donegal appeared before…