Leitrim Councillor calls for earlier bus service from Manorhamilton
A Leitrim Councillor is calling on the National Transport Authority and Bus Eireann to put on an early bus service from Manorhamilton into Sligo. The current bus leaves Enniskillen and picks up passengers in Manorhamilton at five past ten. However, Fianna Fail Councillor in Leitrim Justin Warnock says this is…
Leitrim Councillor urges retention of MABS and CIS structures
A Leitrim councillor says plans to regionalise the Citizens Information and the Money Advice and Budgeting services as ‘one of the most outrageous ever made.’ In this region, the organisations have offices in Donegal Town, in Sligo, and in Ballinamore in Leitrim. Under proposed changes, local offices would come under…
McConalogue concerned at lack of coherent plan on Brexit
Charlie McConalogue says he is growing increasingly alarmed at the lack of a coherent plan put forward by the Government to deal with the challenges posed by Brexit. Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Agriculture says there is a clear and present danger to 270,000 jobs in rural communities right across Ireland.…
Calls for means tests for carers to be relaxed
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the means test on the carers allowance needs to be relaxed as part of the solution to our health crisis. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry says there are a number of measures that need to be urgently considered by government in order to address the…
Donegal FF TD says €5m of ‘new’ funding is already being spent
Investment of more than six million euro in Killybegs Harbour will mean space for more boats, more jobs and more income for the surrounding area. That’s according to Donegal TD and Fine Gael Minister of State Joe McHugh, who says the capital investment in Killybegs is one of the biggest…
MacSharry says new comments on post-Brexit border very worrying
A Sligo Leitrim TD insists that a Brexit Minister is needed. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry was speaking in the Dail following remarks by Michael Lux, the former head of the European Commission’s customs procedures. Mr. Lux gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee this week and said that…
Disappointment at lack of local improvement scheme funding
The Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council says the failure of the Department to support Local Improvement Schemes is a blow to people living in rural areas. The local roads allocations were made yesterday with €34m for Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim which is an increase on last years funding. Leitrim’s allocation…