Fine Gael to select council candidates tonight for Ballymote, Tubbercurry, West Sligo area
The Fine Gael party will hold a selection convention tonight to select its local election candidates for the seven-seat Ballymote/Tubbercurry/West Sligo area. Seven people have expressed an interest in being nominated; they include outgoing councillor Dara Mulvey, former junior minister and councillor John Perry, and former councillor, Gerard Mullaney. Dromore…
Dates set for north Sligo Fine Gael selection conventions
Fine Gael has provisionally set dates for the holding of conventions to select its local election candidates in the north Sligo area for next year’s elections. The Sligo/Strandhill convention is to take place on January 21st with the Sligo/Drumcliff convention due for February 4th. However, these dates have yet to…
Political parties picking their local election candidates
With county council elections taking place next May, the political parties are already moving ahead with their local preparations. The first task is to select the candidates. The Fine Gael convention to select the party’s north Leitrim candidates will take place on January 18th in the Bee Park in Manorhamilton.…
Call for road improvements between Ballygawley and Ballintogher
Sligo County Council is being urged to take action to improve safety on a stretch of road between Ballygawley and Ballintogher. The section of road along the R290, runs from Ballygawley village to the turn-off for Castledargan Resort. The stretch of road is the main thoroughfare to the village and…
Fine Gael Senator seeks to be added to Sligo Leitrim election ticket
North West Senator says he feels he would add to Fine Gael’s chances of ensuring two seats in the Sligo Leitrim constituency if he was added to the party ticket. Boyle-based Senator Frank Feighan has asked party headquarters to add him to the ticket to contest the next general election…
‘Fine Gael and Fianna Fail need to go!’ in the interests of rural Ireland says Donegal TD
A Donegal Independent TD says the only way to resolve the post office crisis is to get Fine Gael and Fianna Fail out of government. Killybegs-based TD Thomas Pringle was at the Oireachtas Communications Committee meeting this week and said it was ironic to see Fianna Fail criticise Fine Gael…
Feighan: ‘I want to be third candidate for FG in Sligo/Leitrim’
Fine Gael Senator Frank Feighan has asked the party that he be added as a third candidate for the party in the Sligo/Leitrim constituency in the next general election. The party held its selection convention for the constituency last week. Fine Gael is to go with a two candidate strategy,…