Passing of Sligo Council Budget will help provide stability according to Cathaoirleach
The passing of the Sligo Council budget for 2020 will help provide economic stability and will encourage economic growth in the County that’s according to the Cathaoirleach of Sligo Council Tom MacSharry. Councillors in Sligo voted 12 votes to 3 in favour of the proposals on Friday. Councillor MacSharry earlier…
Sligo councillors now ‘entering dangerous territory’ by failing to pass budget
Sligo county councillors will have a third and final chance next Friday evening to pass a budget for the coming year. It’s that or the possibility of abolition and a commissioner being appointed by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to run the council. Sligo councillors met for…
Sligo Councillors meeting in effort to pass budget for year ahead
Sligo county councillors are meeting around now for a second time this evening in an effort to pass a budget for the year ahead. They failed to pass the budget last Monday after Fianna Fail Councillor Paul Taylor proposed that they do so. The four councillors who formed a Pact…
Detail awaited for new Suckler Cow Payment Scheme
The Minister for finance, Paschal Donohoe has approved a new 20 million Euro Suckler Support fund in today’s budget. Farmers will receive a payment of 40 Euro per Suckler Cow provided they provide weight information on both cows and calves. The IFA had lobbied for a payment of 200 Euro…
ICSA warns any hike in diesel prices in budget will hit farmers hard
The head of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association in Donegal is hoping says any hike to diesel prices in tomorrow’s budget will have a serious impact on farmers. In addition to a proposed carbon tax, it’s very likely that a hike to diesel prices will be announced by…
Budget: Mixed NW reaction; word awaited on N4
Modest income tax cuts and marked increases in spending on health and housing. That’s one of the main themes to emerge from Budget 2018 delivered yesterday afternoon by Finance Minister Paschal Donohue. In the north west, the reaction was mixed. Meanwhile, word is awaited on a much-expected specific allocation under…
Extra teachers and Gardaí announced in Budget 2018
Extra teachers, extra Gardai and extra welfare payments have all been announced by the government as part of Budget 2018. The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has been announcing the budget from the Dail. From there Chris Donoghue has more The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says it wants to…