Ballisodare’s 4-in-a-row remembered
Tourlestrane’s completing their four-in-a-row bid last Sunday bridged the 56 year gap in Sligo GAA history since a club side last completed the feat. Ballisodare won the fourth of their successive four titles in 1963 – beating Craobh Rua by 8 points in a replay. Bill Weir is one of…
Donegal TD’s bill on moneylending passed in Dail
The Dáíl has passed a Bill that could dramatically reduce the interest rates moneylenders charge customers. The draft law from Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty includes a 36 percent cap on the rates people would have to pay. He claims some are being charged as much as 187 percent on loans.…
Mortgage crisis: people and families should be priority, says MacSharry
A Sligo/Leitrim TD claims lenders have been given priority over people when it comes to dealing with the country’s mortgage crisis. Speaking in the Dail on the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Bill, which is going through the Dail at present, Deputy MacSharry said that during the financial crisis they constantly heard…
McLoughlin says signing of fracking Bill is an historic event
A Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD says the signing of his anti-fracking Bill into law by President Michael D Higgins is an historic event that will have benefits long into the future. The Bill, brought forward by Deputy Tony McLoughlin, bans onshore fracking in the Republic of Ireland. It’s the culmination…
Bill to ban fracking expected to pass in the Dail tonight
The bill to ban fracking on the island of Ireland is expected to pass in the Dail this evening. The piece of legislation has been put forward by Sligo Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin and has received cross party support. Hydraulic Fracturing or ‘fracking’ is a process of extracting…
Sligo/Leitrim TD to introduce Bill in the Dail on rural decline
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is introducing a Bill to tackle what he says is discrimination against rural areas. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny is calling on Fianna Fail TDs, especially those in the North West, to support the Bill. It comes in the aftermath of the chairman of the Western Development…
Dail discussion on fracking Bill today
A Sligo/Leitrim TD’s bill to ban fracking will be debated in the Dail today. But this does not mean the controversial gas extraction method will be outlawed any time soon. That’s because the government has proposed an amendment which will mean the passage of Fine Gael Deputy Tony McLoughlin’s bill…