Sligo/Leitrim TD questions government plans for homeless families at Christmas
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has been told that it’s up to Local Authorities to provide accommodation for homeless people over the Christmas period. Sinn Fein deputy Martin Kenny raised the question in the dail if the government had any plans for those living in hotels which will close for Christmas. He…
Santa Claus granted travel permit for Irish airspace on Christmas Eve
It’s been confirmed in the Dáil that a permit for Santa Claus to travel over Ireland has been granted. He’ll now be cleared for travel in Irish airspace in the late hours of December 24th and the early hours of December 25th. Fine Gael TD Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste…
Donegal TD hits out at HSE measures to tackle overcrowding
A Donegal TD is hitting out at the HSE over its failure to put effective measures in place to manage overcrowding in hospitals like Letterkenny. Fianna Fail’s Charlie McConalogue raised the issue in the Dail yesterday after figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation showed there were 45 people…
It’s time for Sligo to ‘stand up and shout stop’
The New Year may see a protest outside the Dail over the lack of investment in and promotion of Sligo town and county. Sligo businessman Anthony Gray, the current president of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, says he will be contacting others to organise the protest. He told Ocean FM…
Sligo/Leitrim TD’s fracking bill passes first stage in Dail Eireann
The Minister for Communications, Clime Action and the Environment says there is no agenda on the part of the government to pursue Fracking. Denis Naughten made the comments after a bill to ban fracking in Ireland received cross party support in the dail chamber yesterday evening. The private members motion…
Donegal TD accuses government of misleading Dail
The government’s been accused of misleading the Dáil over its controversial scheme for first-time buyers. The claim comes from Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty – who is querying the role of the Central Bank in how the scheme was designed. Michael Noonan told the Dáil on Budget Day, that he had…