Sligo councillor says Enda Kenny’s expertise should be utitilised when he leaves office
The Taoiseach’s insisting he’ll deal with the issue of his leadership of the country at tomorrow’s Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting. It’s understood the issue was raised briefly at this morning’s cabinet meeting. Fianna Fáil is warning the situation can’t descend into a circus and wants clarity in the coming…
Coveney says Kenny should be allowed leave in time of his own choosing
Minister Simon Coveney says he doesn’t believe the effort by some people to ‘fasttrack’ the selection of a new Fine Gael leader is the proper approach. Speaking to Ocean FM News in Sligo today, Minister Coveney says he trusts Taoiseach Enda Kenny to make the decision to step down ‘in…
McLoughlin slams Sinn Fein; Doherty insists government must go
The first moves to replace Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader were launched last night – hours before the Government won a vote of confidence in itself. Ministers Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar called for the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party to begin preparations as early as next week for a…
McHugh planning Brexit meeting in Donegal
The Taoiseach is expected to host a similar Brexit forum in Donegal in the coming weeks. Enda Kenny hosted an event organised by Sligo Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin. The well attended meeting heard questions on everything from Brexit to investment in the North West. Minister of State Donegal Fine Gael…
Fine Gael says fundraising ‘an internal party matter’
Fundraising is part of every party’s strategy from now until whenever the next election is called according to a spokesperson for Fine Gael in Sligo. Today, national papers are reporting that the High Court case taken by former TD John Perry is taking a toll on the party’s finances and…
Prospect of Sinn Fein a senior coalition partner ‘scary’?
A Fine Gael and a Sinn Fein politician in the North West differ on the prospect of Sinn Fein in coalition government in the coming years. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is in the headlines today for failing to rule out such a union but many members of his party have spoken out…
Councillor calls for extended Wild Atlantic Way routes in Leitrim
A Leitrim councillor has called for routes from the Wild Atlantic Way be extended farther south into County Leitrim. Fine Gael Councillor John McCartin says there are only four kilometres of the Wild Atlantic Way in the county. He says greenways and blueways are huge economic drivers that exceed expectations,…