Sligo TD hits out at ads from government’s new ‘spin unit’
A Sligo Fianna Fail TD has once again hit out at what he calls the government’s new ‘spin unit’. €5m was allocated by the government to the new unit in the 2018 Budget and it’s being headed by a Sligo native – former Failte Ireland executive John Concannon. Marc MacSharry…
Disappointment at new Garda numbers coming to NW stations
The numbers of new recruits being sent to Garda Stations in the North West is once again disappointing. That’s according to Stranorlar Fianna Fail Councillor Patrick MacGowan who has raised concerns about the issue. Just nine of the new Garda recruits who graduated on Friday will be based in Sligo…
Funding restored for Local Improvement Schemes
Funding has been restored for Local Improvement Schemes, better known as LIS schemes. It’s something councillors throughout the north west have been calling for for some time. LIS schemes provide funding for private roads on which a number of people live or on which there are a number of users,…
FF coalition with Sinn Fein: MacSharry says it’s the voters who will decide
A Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD says the decision of whether or not his party would go into coalition with Sinn Fein at some time in the future is ultimately a decision the people will make by how they vote. But Deputy Marc MacSharry says he does not believe Fianna Fail…
FF members in South Donegal get ready for selection convention this Sunday
Around three hundred Fianna Fail members are eligible to vote at the convention to fill the seat on Donegal County Council held by the late Councillor Sean McEniff. The long-serving Fianna Fail councillor from Bundoran passed away in April. At one point it looked as though his daughter Elizabeth McIntyre…
Date set for convention to decide who will fill Sean McEniff’s seat
The date has been set for the Fianna Fail convention in Donegal to fill the seat of the late Sean McEniff. Four candidates will contest the seat left vacant following the death of the long-serving Fianna Fail Councillor from Bundoran who passed away in April. They include Sean McEniff’s daughter…
Leitrim Councillor says re-offenders should not be granted legal aid
A Leitrim Councillor is calling for re-offenders not to be granted legal aid. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock made the calls at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee this week. He says the money spent on repeat offenders could be used to provide improved resources for the local Gardai…