Bertie Ahern to address Brexit meeting in Donegal
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will address a public meeting on Brexit in Co Donegal tonight. The meeting will discuss what effect a hard border could have on places like Co Donegal. The meeting is being held in the Silver Tassie Hotel, Letterkenny at 7.00 pm. Mr Ahern says they’ll discuss…
Dail suspended for a time after MacSharry/Healy-Rae row
The Dáil was suspended earlier after a row over speaking time. Sligo Leitrim FF TD Marc McSharry took issue with Independent Michael Healy-Rae in the chamber. The Dáil is trialing a new system where TDs need numbered cards in order to be allowed to speak on an issue. Leas-Cheann Comhairle…
Fianna Fail: Empty IDA units in rural counties continue to lie idle
The Government’s accused of bringing jobs to cities like Dublin and Galway at the expense of more rural counties. Fianna Fail’s spokesperson on Business and Enterprise says two out of every three IDA properties were unoccupied at the end of last year instead of being used to attract high paying…
Scanlon at odds with party leader’s views
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin may face a backlash from his party after revealing his stance on abortion. He told the Dáil last night he was in favour of repealing the 8th amendment and bringing in abortion without restriction for up to 12 weeks. That’s despite the majority of his…
MacSharry against relaxing abortion laws
Just one of the TDs and Senators in the North West is against repealing the 8th amendment. The amendment gives equal right to life to the mother and child and so makes it impossible for the government to legalise abortion. But the Citizens Assembly recommends that it be abolished and…
Donegal to Glasgow flight under threat
The Donegal Airport to Glasgow flight is under threat. While the flight to Dublin from Carrickfin Airport has been secured for the next four years. The flight to Scotland is thought to be in jeopardy. 11,000 passengers flew to Glasgow from Donegal in 2017, but Stobard Air, who operate the…
Calls for proposed cuts to certain fish stocks to be reversed
Proposals to cut certain fish stocks should be reversed. That’s according to Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher. The European Commission has proposed cuts for cod, haddock, whiting herring and nephrops. Deputy Gallagher, Fianna Fáil’s Marine spokesperson has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to face…