Irish MEP’s urged to voted against importing fracked gas
Community anti fracking group, Love Leitrim are calling on Irish MEP’s to vote against the 4th Projects of Common Interest list today in the European Parliament. The list contains 55 fossil fuel infrastructure projects, including Shannon LNG which if success would see Ireland become a hub for imported fracked gas.…
Majority of Sligo/Leitrim candidates sign climate pledge
About a dozen of the 19 general election candidates in Sligo/Leitrim have signed a pledge opposing the importation of fracked gas. Candidates who sign the Pledge4Climate initiative agree that, if elected, they will work to oppose not only the importation of fracked gas but the carrying otfof fracking anywhere in…
Calls for general election candidates to sign ‘climate pledge’
The spokesperson for Love Leitrim is urging general election candidates to sign a ‘climate pledge.’ A hustings is to be held on January 27th from 8.30pm in Manorhamilton with all candidates invited to attend. Jamie Murphy wants them to sign the pledge asking them to oppose both the importation of…
Love Leitrim Spokesperson says Leitrim councillors comments do a ‘disservice’ to young people
The Spokesperson for ‘Love Leitrim’ is criticising recent comments made by a Manorhamilton Councillor who said children are in danger of being exploited when it comes to political campaigns. Fianna Fail’s Justin Warnock made the comments at this weeks meeting of Manorhamilton Municipal District where he asked the local authority…
STSG spokesperson responds to ‘out of touch’ comments made by Sligo County Council
Jamie Murphy of the Sligo Traveller Support Group has responded to criticism aimed at the service today. A statement released to OceanFM News from Sligo County Council Corporate Service said that the group are ‘out of touch.’ Mr. Murphy has responded saying that the local authority have consistently failed to…
Sligo Traveller Support Group described as ‘out of touch’ in statement by Sligo County Council Corporate Services
Sligo Traveller Support Group has been described as ‘out of touch’ in a statement from Sligo County Council Corporate Services. In the statement released to OceanFM News, the council raised issue with an article posted on the OceanFM website on November 27th where Jamie Murphy of the Sligo Traveller Support…
Local Authorities not availing of funding for Traveller accommodation
A Sligo Traveller support group is hitting out at what it says is the failure of local authorities to draw down funding for Traveller accommodation. Jamie Murphy, of the Sligo Traveller Support Group, says Sligo County Council has drawn down only €446,000 from a total 2019 Traveller accommodation budget…