Ministerial posts unlikely for Independents in next government
It been claimed that Independent’s including the Sligo Leitrim TD, Marian Harkin, have been promised ‘Jackie Healy Rae type deals’ and access to Ministers in return for supporting the next government. Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens will hold further meetings with Independent TD’s today about the possibility…
Fine Gael happy with Sligo local election performance
Fine Gael in Sligo says it got a good result in the local elections, both for the party overall and for its nominated general election candidate, Sinead Maguire. The party points out that it has doubled its representation on Sligo County Council. And it insists that contrary to…
Leitrim Fine Gael Councillors unanimously back Leo Varadkar in leadership race.
The Fine Gael members of Leitrim County Council have unanimously decided to back Leo Varadkar in his bid to become the new leader of the party. In a statement, the four Councillors including North Leitrim’s Sean McDermott and Frank Dolan confirmed that they would be backing Varadkar for the position.…