Brexit just one of a number of challenges facing EU in 2017
The important relationship with the US will be another key challenge in the coming year that the EU has to face up to. That’s according to North West MEP Mairead McGuiness who says that there are significant challenges in the year ahead and Brexit is only one of them. The…
Housing minister doesn’t want ‘to make a fool of people’ who paid water charges
The Minister for Housing says he wants to build communities as opposed to just housing estates. He has also says he in no way wants ‘to make a fool of people’ who have paid their water charges but instead find a workable solution by assessing the details of a new…
Naughten: Tourism a better investment than fracking
The Minister for Communications says that developing a walking route along the western corridor is a far better investment than doing further studies on fracking. Minister Denis Naughten today has defended his comments to effectively close the door on further investigation into the merit of the controversial practice in light…
North west TD’s call for improvement in mental health budget & resources
Mental Health services in the north west came to the fore as part of a debate in Dail Eireann last night. TD’s debated a range of mental health issues in the Dail last night, including the mental health budget and the numbers of children waiting for services in the north…
Newly appointed Senator says he has worked hard to earn the role
Newly appointed Fine Gael Senator Frank Feighan has defended claims over the weekend that he is one of the Taoiseach’s ‘favorites’ stating he has worked hard to earn such a role. Enda Kenny’s 11 appointments to the Upper House have been criticised in recent days. Three of the appointments came…