Cross-border group to highlight Regional Development at meeting with Taoiseach
The Taoiseach will meet the Cathaoirleach and CEO of Donegal County Council on a trip to the North West tomorrow. Leo Varadkar has asked to meet the North West Region Development Group on his trip to Derry tomorrow. He will meet the Cathaoirleach Cllr. Gerry McMonagle as well as the…
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, visits flooded areas in Donegal
The Taoiseach says the Government is responding to the flooding crisis in Donegal. The Air Corps have flown over parts of the county to assess what’s been described as a ‘disaster zone’ Around 500 homes could be affected by Tuesday’s severe flooding. Leo Varadkar visited the county last night –…
There are 1,574 young people unemployed for 6 months or more in the North West
There are 1,574 young people in the North West who are unemployed for 6 months or more. In Leitrim, the figure stands at 146 people, 247 in Sligo while there are 1,181 people in Donegal. The figures come from a question posed by Dublin North-East TD Thomas P. Broughan in…
Former Minister says that the number of women in cabinet is irrelevant
Former Minister and deputy leader of Fianna Fail Mary O’Rourke says the number of women in cabinet is irrelevant. She was in Sligo recently for an event in the homeplace of her mother who was from Drumcliffe. She said we must give the new Cabinet under Leo Varadkar time to…
Donegal TD accuses Taoiseach of rowing back on the promise of an ‘Open Border’
A Donegal TD has accused Leo Varadkar of rowing back on a promise to maintain an open border with the North after Brexit. The claim comes as the Taoiseach arrives for his first summit of EU leaders where Britain’s departure will be the main talking point. Varadkar claimed during the…
McHugh: ‘Election of Varadkar as Taoiseach is first priority’
Donegal’s Joe McHugh says he’s ‘in the dark as much as anyone else’ with regard to the new senior cabinet ministers being considered. Speaking to Ocean FM, the Fine Gael Minister of State said he’s not holding his breath for the phone to ring and will respect Leo Varadkar’s choices.…
Varadkar commits to upgrading entire N4 Dublin to Sligo
Fine Gael leadership contender, Leo Varadkar, has committed himself to upgrading the entire N4 Sligo-Dublin road if elected Taoiseach. Minister Varadkar says there is now what he calls a gaping hole in regions around the country as regards road infrastructure. The Minister was speaking in Sligo at the weekend, en…