Fisherman in Donegal express concern ahead of Council of Fisheries Ministers
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has expressed its concern ahead of the annual meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers. The Donegal based group claim that the industry is already in a state of heightened anxiety regarding Brexit and could now face further serious challenges and potential hardship particularly with the…
Brexit no excuse for failing to hold general election
A Sligo Leitrim TD has accused the two main political parties of using Brexit for an excuse for not going to the Country. The Sinn Fein Spokesperson on justice and equality, Deputy martin Kenny has criticised both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail for hiding behind Brexit and not calling a…
Donegal Airport needs Public Service Order to survive
A local TD claims that without a Public Service Obligation for Donegal airport, it would struggle to survive. That’s according to Leas Cheann Comhairle Pat ‘the cope’ Gallagher who has submitted a PSO in a public consultation in the hope to secure the overall future of the airport. Without one,…
North west MEP says any proposed changes to Brexit deal will be ‘meaningless’
Any future proposed changes to the Brexit Withdrawal bill will be meaningless. That’s the warning from the Midlands North West Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy. He was referring to the possibility that MPs in the House of Commons, such as the DUP, could propose amendments to Boris Johnson’s revised Brexit…
Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny comments on the new Brexit Deal
“The backstop in any Brexit deal is still not going to solve the problems we have in Ireland because the truth is Brexit is bad no matter what happens.” That’s according to the Sligo/Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny. Of the EU leaders that arrived at day two of the…
Confidence increasing of a Brexit Deal being secured
There is now a real possibility of a Brixt deal following “significant movement” from the UK side in yesterday’s talks between Loe Varadkar and Boris Johnson. The UK’s Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay is holding a meetings with the EU’s top negotiator, Michel Barnier, in Brussels today. Talks between…
Brexit – an excuse for the Government not to invest in Donegal
Brexit has been used as an excuse by Fine Gael not to invest in communities and services in the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. That’s according to Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle who claims that Brexit allowed Fine Gael to implement a private-sector led Budget and to…