Green Party rise a win-win for all, says Leitrim activist
A Green Party activist in the north west says the rise of his party’s popularity could be a saviour for small and medium sized farmers in the north west. There has been concern about what the rise of the Greens would mean for sectors such as agriculture, although IFA President…
Gallagher, O’Hora to run for Green Party in Leitrim
The chairperson of the board of directors of The Model arts centre in Sligo is to run as a local election candidate for the Green Party. Dr Blaithin Gallagher, a native of Mohill, Co Leitrim, is seeking a Leitrim County Council seat in the Manorhamilton Municipal District, in which she…
Green Party selects candidate to run for Midlands North West in EU elections
The Green Party has selected its candidate to run in the Midlands North West Constituency for the European Election.The part will launch its election campaign today having selected three candidates to go forward for election. Newcomer, Saoirse McHugh, is seeking election in Midlands North West, Councillor Ciarán Cuffe is contesting…
People encouraged to leave plastic at the till for ‘Sick of Plastic’ day
The Green party in the North West says there’s been a great response to the ‘Sick of Plastic’ day which takes place at supermarkets across the region today. Everyday in Ireland we use more than 500,000 plastic-lined coffee cups that can’t be recycled. We also use 2.5 million plastic bottles…
Unions accuse Bus Eireann of “conditioning” staff to accept cuts
Unions have accused Bus Eireann of trying to condition staff into accepting cuts to terms and conditions. It comes amid reports that the company are about to introduce radical changes within weeks, after warning that it could be insolvent within 18 months. SIPTU’s demanding the company start talking to their…
Manorhamilton meeting hears implications of Antrim drilling
A meeting took place in Manorhamilton last night to review the impact of the situation at a site in northern Ireland on the north west region in relation to fracking. A company called Infrastrata started drilling in the last two weeks hoping to find oil in the Woodburn Forest area…