Fermanagh MLA warns that strike action will bring Northern Ireland to a halt
A Fermanagh member of the Northern Ireland Assembly is warning that if Thursday’s strikes go ahead in the north it will cause sever disruption across the border region and into the north west of the country. Talks about the ongoing political deadlock in Northern Ireland will take place today,…
More efforts to prevent cross border activity this weekend
The Justice Minister says efforts will be made to make sure people don’t cross the border over the long weekend. There have been several reports since the start of the restrictions of large number of people travelling from Northern Ireland to parts of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim at weekends…
People both sides of border to benefit from medical and social care trials
People from both sides of the border will benefit from new research in health and social care that has been granted funding of almost €9m. The money is coming from the EU, with matching funding from the north and south of Ireland. The research trials will examine areas such as…
Calls for all cross-border roads to remain open post-Brexit
A Leitrim councillor is calling for measures to ensure cross-border roads in the north of the county remain open after Brexit. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon says when cross-border roads were closed during the Troubles, not only was farmland divided but also communities. He says it resulted in people having…
Green light given to north-south electricity interconnector
An Bord Pleanala has given the green light to the North-South electricity Interconnector. It’s aimed at allowing electricity to flow between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and includes almost 3 hundred pylons across counties Meath, Cavan and Monaghan. Hundreds of objections had been lodged against this massive project, which…