No mountain of vaccine supply available to Irish Government
The Health Minister has claimed there’s “no mountain” of vaccine supply out there that Ireland can tap into. Both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael TD’s criticised the procurement process for Covid-19 vaccinations last night. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the use of the Johnson and Johnson…
Sligo & Ballyshannon included in Heritage Council Funding.
Sligo and Ballyshannon have benefited under the latest round of funding announced by the Heritage Council. 200,000 euro to both Sligo and Ballyshannon under the Historic Towns initiative. The funding in Sligo will be used for Private owners and the local authority to undertake the heritage led regeneration…
Ireland should forge a deal on Covid vaccinations with UK
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is asking the government to look into loaning extra Covid-19 doses from the likes of the UK. Fianna Fail Deputy, Marc MacSharry, made the comments in the dail recently. He says people in all walksof life are feeling the pressure of repeated lockdowns. Speaking…
Sligo has the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country.
It’s emerged that the commercial vacancy rate in Sligo is the highest in the country. The commercial vacancy rate in the north west County increased by 1.0 percentage points to 19.9% in the fourth quarter of 2020 according to the latest GeoView Commercial Property Report. Sligo accounted for…
MacSharry offers apology after saying Ireland should buy vaccines from Ku Klux Klan.
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is apologising for saying Ireland should buy Covid-19 vaccines from the Ku Klux Klan. Fianna Fáil Deputy Marc MacSharry made the comments at a parliamentary party meeting last night. The North West based deputy says he was calling for the country to get vaccines from…
MacSharry appointed party spokesperson on higher education
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has appointed 18 members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to a range of spokesperson positions. Included among the appointment is the selection of the Sligo Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry as the party’s spokesman on higher education. Fianna Fáil say the decision to make the appointments was…
MacSharry wants equality in staging underage sports
A Sligo Leitrim TD has expressed his concerns over how some sports are allowed to continue during the Covid-19 restrictions but others have been prevented from doing so. The former Fianna Fail spokesperson on Sport, Deputy Marc MacSharry says common sense is lacking when it comes to the staging of…