Harkin calls for proper Covid testing at all regional airports
Ireland West Airport Knock says government funding announced yesterday afternoon will help the airport’s cash position and improve its ability to take advantage of the hoped-for reopening of the economy in the first half of next year. Ireland West Airport Knock, as well as airports in Donegal and Kerry, are…
Harkin: ‘Planting MORE trees is not a forestry policy’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says Leitrim is being used as ‘a sacrifice zone’ for the planting of Sitka Spruce. Supporting a Forestry Bill proposed by Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny, Independent Deputy Marian Harkin says in countries such as Scotland and France, forestry exists in large swathes of uninhabited areas. She…
Harkin says some marts now in ‘an extremely serious situation’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says the future is ‘extremely grim’ for some marts and for farmers who are selling stock during the current Covid restrictions, and especially in areas of poor broadband coverage. Independent Deputy Marian Harkin says she has written to the Minister for Agriculture and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue,…
Two north west TDs among those in Independent group in the Dail
Two north west Independent TDs are among a group that has now secured speaking rights in the Dail. Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin and Donegal TD Thomas Pringle are members of the group, as well as Roscommon/Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice, Catherine Connolly from Galway West, Michael McNamara from Clare and Joan…
Harkin says co-ops must work together on mergers to benefit farmers
A North West MEP is calling for Co-ops to work together to protect the future of the sector. Sligo MEP Marian Harkin says that following Monaghan-based Co-op LacPatrick’s need for a new business partner, it is an opportunity for all Co-ops in the border region to re-align. She has written…
Harkin hosts major promotion of Sligo in Brussels
A major promotion of Sligo and all that it has to offer is being launched in Brussels this evening (Tue). Hosted by Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin, it includes an exhibition on Sligo in the European Parliament building. About 40 people from Sligo are in Brussels for this evening’s…
Harkin accuses government of undermining Leader programme
North west MEP Marian Harkin has accused the government of undermining the ability of the LEADER programme to create jobs and sustain rural areas. The current programme is currently ten months old and has yet to approve any projects in a number areas in rural Ireland. This is compared to…