Sligo councillors adopt budget for 2020 on third attempt
Sligo’s county councillors have adopted their Budget for 2020 on their third attempt. Councillors voted by 12 votes to 3 in favour of the proposals at last evening’s meeting, which lasted only ten minutes. On this occasion, the Fine Gael members of the council voted in favour of the Budget,…
Carbon tax – anothter attack on rural Ireland
This Week’s budget has been described as the most anti-rural budget in the history of the state and is another anti-rural declaration by the current government. Thar’s according to Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. The Roscommon east Galway TD says the government are growing more and detached from rural areas like…
CEO of Killybegs Fisheries claims Cod War could return in the wake of Brexit
There has been a ‘lukewarm’ response to the fisheries aid package in Budget 2020. €14m is to be spread out in the event of a no deal Brexit on October 31st. Seán O’Donoghue, CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, says that if there is not an ‘orderly transition’ on November…
Kenny claims not enough of investment provided for Garda force
An Garda Síochana are set to benefit considerably for this year’s Budget outlined by The Minister of Finance, Pascal Donohoe. 700 new Gardai with an extra Garda budget of €81 million euro is what was promised in the last night’s speech by Mr.Donohoe. In addition, the employment of civilian and…