Minister McHugh to present alternative leaving cert plan to cabinet
Cabinet ministers are set to approve an alternative plan for the Leaving Cert exams this morning. The Education Minister, Donegal TD, Joe McHugh has put together a contingency plan to cancel the Leaving Cert. Minister McHugh will present it to the cabinet later this morning. It’s understood the…
Ministers gather in Glencolmcille for cabinet meeting
The final cabinet meeting before the summer recess is underway in Glencolcmille, Co. Donegal today. This is the 7th Government meeting outside of the Capital since 2017. The last time such a gathering took place in the North West was in 2015 at Lissadell House in Sligo with Taoiseach Leo…
Protest over shortfall in pensions to take place in Dublin tomorrow
The issue of pensioners losing out on State pension entitlements because they had to leave the workforce early is to be discussed by the cabinet tomorrow. Most of those affected are women, many of them in the north west who left work to care for family members. A press conference…
McHugh: ‘Election of Varadkar as Taoiseach is first priority’
Donegal’s Joe McHugh says he’s ‘in the dark as much as anyone else’ with regard to the new senior cabinet ministers being considered. Speaking to Ocean FM, the Fine Gael Minister of State said he’s not holding his breath for the phone to ring and will respect Leo Varadkar’s choices.…