Fianna Fáil & Independent’s need to do more to end farming injunctions
Farmers are refusing to leave the St Stephens Green area of Dublin City Centre. The Agriculture Minister came to the picket line early this morning and also sat down with five of the farmers at the Department in the last hour. Farmers had said they would remove the…
Tony McLoughlin signals interest in running in the General Election
In a statement to Ocean Fm news, Fine Gael Deputy Tony McLoughlin says he is due to speak with the Taoiseach about his political future following today’s developments this weekend. He says he is looking forward to speaking with Leo Varadakar and his my fellow Fine Gael Oireachtas colleagues and…
Doherty’s financial products bill passes final stages
A Donegal TD’s bill means complaints about financial products that are more than six years old can now be dealt with by the Financial Services Ombudsman. The Bill, from Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty, passed the final stage in the Dail yesterday evening. Up to now, the Ombudsman could not…
TDs asked to sanction housing referendum
TDs are being asked to sanction a referendum on enshrining the right to housing in our constitution. The joint initiative of the Peter McVerry Trust – the National Organisation of the Unemployed and Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle seeks to add a number of innate rights to our laws. It’s…
Emotional scenes for Sligo CF campaigner outside Dail Eireann
There have been emotional scenes outside the Dail as Cystic Fibrosis campaigners protest about the delay in making the drug Orkambi available. More than 600 people gathered outside the gates of Leinster House for a minutes silence followed by a demonstration involving purple balloons and ribbons. The matter was raised…
Cystic Fibrosis campaigners organising protest outside Dail Eireann
A Sligo Cystic Fibrosis campaigner is urging people to support a protest outside the Dail tomorrow. It’s the second-such protest being organised by CF patients headed by Longford campaigner Jillian McNulty. They are calling for what they claim is a ‘ground-breaking’ drug called Orkambi to be funded by the government…
Local TDs aim to make it easier to tender state contracts
TDs from the region are calling for it to be made easier for local businesses and contractors to tender for State contracts. A new Fianna Fail Bill, which was debated in the Dail aims to increase competition by improving the ability of small and medium sized businesses to compete for…