MacSharry: FF should pull out of agreement over post office closures
A Fianna Fail TD in Sligo/Leitrim says he fears that more post offices could close in the region. 21 post offices in the Norhwest have already been earmarked for closure; 13 in Donegal, 4 in Sligo and 4 in Leitrim. A number of public meetings have already taken place across…
Some Fianna Fail councillors believe party should have its own presidential candidate
A number of Fianna Fail councillors in the north west believe the party should have its own candidate in the coming presidential election. That’s despite a decision by the parliamentary party to support Michael D Higgins. Galway City Councillor Ollie Crowe is seeking support from local authorities in a bid…
Rural Sligo TD says motorists bearing the brunt of scandalous insurance hikes
Motorists are facing even higher insurance costs. A two per cent levy is to be added to policies to provide funds for cases where insurance companies collapse. It is to deal with claims from the collapse in 2014 of Setanta Insurance. And there’s also fears that cars over 10 years…
Minister Creed: Public needs to have confidence in government’s mandate
The Minister for Agriculture says there is an ‘anxiety’ in the current government to have the confidence and supply agreement renewed. It comes as a spat has broken out between the two parties with speculation that some Fine Gael Ministers want an election. Minister Michael Creed says talks between the…
New Chairperson of Sligo County Council says tourism key to attracting jobs to rural areas
The new Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council says improving tourism is the only way to attract jods to rural areas. East Sligo Councillor Martin Baker took up the new role yesterday afternoon. He says he welcomes recent jobs announcements for Sligo. But he hopes more jobs can be created in…
Small contractors forced to close due to unpaid debts
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has said that local small contractors and businesses are being forced to close because they have not been paid monies that they are owed. With many of companies going into receivership in the past number of years, a number of local sub contractors have never been paid…
Abortion legislation: MacSharry says there’s no rift with leader, no split in party
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has strongly refuted suggestions that there is rift between him and his party leader over forthcoming legislation on abortion. Deputy Marc MacSharry also says it’s incorrect to suggest there’s a major split within the party on the issue. He was speaking after an Irish Times report said…