Delay with indoor dining won’t be the end for hospitality sector
A Donegal TD is claiming this morning that summer won’t be lost for thousands of businesses if the opening of indoor dining is pushed back by two weeks. The National Public Health Emergency Team is meeting today to consider its advice on the further easing of Covid 19 restrictions.…
Donegal fishermen to take part in Dublin protest
Fishing vessels from Donegal and all over the Country will sail up the Liffey this morning to join a large protest in Dublin city. Fishing organisations from across the country say their sector is in crisis and will gather outside the Dáil. Among their complaints is a 15…
McConalogue to bring proposals before cabinet aimed at banning fur farming
The minister for agriculture, Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue will bring a proposal before the cabinet this morning aiming to ban fur farming in Ireland. Ministers will be told the practice in this country will be ended by the start of next year. The Donegal TD and agriculture Minister…
Taoiseach in Donegal to visit Mica homeowners
The Taoiseach Micheal Martin paid a flying visit to the County of Donegal yesterday to meet with Mica affected homeowners. The Fianna Fáil leader along with Agriculture Minister and local TD Charlie McConalogue visited families in Raphoe where homes are affected by defective blocks. They also held with…
Fishing industry stuffed in the hedge by Sea Fisheries protection Authority
A robust debate in the Dáil last night in relation to Concerns flagged by the Irish fish processors and exporters over the change in regulations to the weighing of catches. The EU have imposed new rules through the Sea Fisheries protection Authority which makes it compulsory for all fishermen…
Agri Week: Latest on Cap talks. Dead Sheep dumped in Donegal. Farm Payments for Shass mountain farmers.
On Agri Week this week We will talk to MEP Luke Ming Flanagan on the very latest on the negotiations on the new CAP. Flanagan is the only Irish politician directly involved in the talks. We hear the latest discussions in the Dáil on how farmers impacted by…