Funeral of Michael Ewing to take place today
The funeral of the environmentalist Michael Ewing will take place later today. Mr Ewing who lived in Boyle passed away earlier this week after a long illness. President Michael D Higgins this week praised his work in the Irish Environmental Network which brought together 32 national environmental non-governmental…
€95,000 for Leitrim buildings under the Built Heritage Scheme; projects in Sligo, Donegal also to benefit
Almost €95,000 has been announced for work on a number of buildings in County Leitrim under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme. It includes €15,000 for Kinlough Catholic Church, €15,000 for Dromahair Goods Shed, more than €12,000 for St Patrick’s Church in Dromahair, and €15,000 for St Mary’s in Glenfarne. The…
Major new retrofitting scheme to be announced today
A north west Green party member says a new energy scheme which will be announced today will provided households with ways of making drastic savings when it comes to running their homes. Cabinet will sign off on a 352 million euro home retrofitting plan this morning. More…
Climate change already hitting NW, says Green Party
While the north west is not suffering the massive wildfires, biblical scale floods and never ending droughts that are devastating so many people across the globe, we are still experiencing significant changes in weather patterns. That’s according to Dr Bláithín Gallagher, the Sligo/Leitrim constituency spokesperson and national coordinator of the…
Sligo IFA chairperson says farmers must be recognised as part of solution to climate change
Environmentalists as well as political, business and farm leaders in the north west say everyone must work together in the effort to halt what will be the catastrophe of climate change — and that the time to do so is running out. It’s after a stark United Nations Intergovernmental Panel…
Enhanced Local Link services for Leitrim
The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, has announced what’s being described as an ‘enhanced’ TFI Local Link services for Leitrim. The expanded network will start next month. The improved Transport for Ireland Local Link services for Leitrim will result in an increase from two to six routes operating in County…
Ban on imported fracked gas welcomed
A local member of the Green Party has welcomed a new policy statement which bans the importation of fracked gas. Minister for Climate, Environment and Communications, Eamon Ryan earlier this week announced a new policy statement that will prevent Ireland from importing fracked gas. The statement, which has been approved…