IFA says two minute border delay would cause chaos post-Brexit
The Irish Farmers Association in Donegal has postponed a planned Brexit protest in Lifford this week as it would cause ‘too much disruption’ to traffic. The idea of a two-minute ‘slow-down’ came about following their recent trip to meeting customs and agriculture officials on the Swedish-Norwegian border. Sweden has been…
Calls for all cross-border roads to remain open post-Brexit
A Leitrim councillor is calling for measures to ensure cross-border roads in the north of the county remain open after Brexit. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon says when cross-border roads were closed during the Troubles, not only was farmland divided but also communities. He says it resulted in people having…
British Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Sligo on Monday
For the first time ever, the British irish Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Sligo. Delegates from both the Irish and British Governments are arriving in Sligo today ahead of the assembly which begins tomorrow in the Sligo Park Hotel. Donegal Minister Joe McHugh will open proceedings tomorrow morning. Topics…
Brexit event in Sligo for businesses starts this Tuesday morning
Tomorrow, Tuesday, in Sligo, a special event will take place for small and medium businesses dealing with the consequences of Brexit. It’s being organised by Intertrade Ireland and the Local Enterprise Office and will take place from 8am until 1pm in the Radisson Hotel. MC for the event will be…
Uk’s proposed ban on exports raises more questions on border issue post-Brexit
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has said that farmers are becoming increasingly concerned about Brexit. It comes after a potential post Brexit ban on the export of live animals for slaughter moved a step closer. Britains Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, said the move would help give animals the “respect and care they…
McGuinness says Brexit agreement needs to finalised by June
Members of the European Parliament received an update on Brexit negotiations from the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier today in Strasbourg. Barnier warned that a solution to the Irish border issue must be found, otherwise there will be no agreement on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, and no two-year…
People want to know ‘how’ Brexit will impact their lives
Confusion and concern continue to reign over Brexit in border areas of the north west. And talk of a so-called backstop agreement has only added to the lack of clarity over the issue. The new backstop agreement — which would be an interim measure — would see Northern Ireland continue…