Protesters from region at Brexit protest in Dublin this morning
Protesters from Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be among those outside government buildings in Dublin this morning demanding special status for the North in the coming Brexit negotiations. It’s being organised by Border Communities Against Brexit and will start at 9am, in Merrion Street Upper. The campaigners are also calling…
IFA Brexit campaign got underway in Kildare today
More than 600 farmers headed down to Kildare today for the start of the IFA’s Brexit campaign. IFA President Joe Healy has already met Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Michel Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Charlie Flanagan , Minister for Foreign Affairs and Michel Barnier who is the EU’s Chief Negotiator. Mr Healy…
TD Marc MacSharry calls on government to establish Passport Offices in Tubbercurry
Sligo Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry has called on the Government to establish a Regional Passport Office in Tubbercurry. Deputy MacSharry says that passport delays are further exasperated by Brexit with the number of people expected to apply for an Irish passport to hit 1 million this year. There are…
TD David Cullinane: ‘Brexit is bad for Rural Ireland’
Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane has said that ‘Brexit presents very serious challenges for Ireland North and South” The comments come as he was addressing a large crowd at the Easter Commemoration on Sunday in Sligo Cemetery following the reading of the 1916 Proclamation and County Sligo’s Roll of Honour.…
Call for border counties be given special support for Brexit
All the counties along the border are to be asked to support a motion from Sligo County Council calling that they be given additional resources to deal with the affects of Brexit. Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus Kilgannon made the proposal at yesterday’s meeting of the council. A similar motion was…
Aurivo ready to face Brexit
The head of Aurivo says it has set up a special group to deal with and minimise the impacts of Brexit. Aaron Forde has been speaking to Ocean FM News following the release of the Co-ops end of Year figures for 2016. Profits at the Co-op increased by 25% despite…
Call for super-trawlers to be monitored and regulated more
It’s been a busy week in the European Parliament with a major debate on Brexit this morning dominating headlines as report in our news earlier. But this week as well the issue of supertrawlers was raised again at a European level. It’s an issue of some concern in the North…