Public Expenditure Minister welcomes TD Marc MacSharry back into Fianna Fáil
The Public Expenditure Minister has welcomed TD Marc MacSharry back into Fianna Fáil. MacSharry left the Parliamentary Party describing Micheál Martin’s leadership as totalitarian. He was one of the biggest internal critics of Martin but could be voted back into the party at a meeting next Wednesday. …
Former Leitrim TD fully expects Marc MacSharry to return to Fianna Fáil
A former Leitrim TD and Senator has expressed his confidence that Deputy Marc MacSharry will return to the Fianna Fáil party. The return of the Sligo Leitrim TD seemed to move a step closer last night after it was reported that a parliamentary party meeting cleared the way…
MacSharry’s return to Fianna Fáil expected to be confirmed next week
The return of Marc MacSharry to the Fianna Fáil party has moved a step closer to becoming a reality. It’s being reported that last night’s parliamentary party meeting has cleared the way for the Sligo Leitrim TD to return to the party. Taoiseach Micheál Martin is believed to have told…
Media reports claim Agricultural Minister is not in favour of Marc MacSharry returning to Fianna Fáil
It’s being reported this morning that the possible return of Marc MacSharry to the Fianna Fáil party could be blocked by the Minister of Agriculture and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue. A meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary this week heard calls for the return of the Sligo Leitrim…
Fianna Fáil parliamentary meeting hears calls for Marc MacSharry to return.
A meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party last night heard calls for the Sligo Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry to return to the party, Deputy MacSharry resigned the party whip last year over a controversy that surrounded Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and his handling of the nomination of…
Former Sligo TD backs Bertie Ahern’s return to Fianna Fáil
A former Sligo Leitrim TD has backed calls for to allow Bertie Ahern back into the Fianna Fail party. A meeting of the parliamentary party heard contributions to allow the former Taoiseach to re-join ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next year, according to the…
Leitrim Councillor says lives are being put at risk by ‘failing ambulance service’
A Leitrim councillor has called for ambulances based in Manorhamilton and Carrick-on-Shannon to be exclusively tasked with transporting patients from Leitrim to hospitals such as Sligo University Hospital. Fianna Fáil Councillor Paddy Farrell says there have been reports of some stoke victims in Leitrim having to wait for ambulances…