Lifting restrictions on air travel could cause a second wave of Covid-19
A leading medical professor claims lifting restrictions on air travel could cause a second wave of Covid-19 cases. The Aviation Recovery Taskforce believes the government should end the 14-day quarantine and lift border restrictions next week. The prevalence of the virus here remains low, with 10 new cases and three…
Anomalies in legislation is preventing District Courts from enforcing speeding fines
Over 897,000 euro has been paid by North West motorists in speeding fines over the past two years. Over 10,000 speeding offences have been detected by Gardaí in the Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal Division in 2018 and 2019. The Fianna Fail spokesperson on transport, tourism and Sport is…
MacSharry accuses government of political engineering over Proposed Garda Station in Sligo
The Fianna Fail Spokesperson on transport tourism and Sport, Mar MacSharry TD has accused his fellow Sligo/Leitrim TD Frank Feighan of ‘crying crocodile tears’ over the decision not to proceed with the new Garda Station at Caltragh. The decision to continue with upgrading the existing station in Sligo on…
Local TD expresses confidence in government deal being reached
A Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fáil TD has claimed that a deal to form a government can be agreed in the next ten days. Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens will continue talks today – with a focus on agriculture. The three party leaders will meet Independents from…
Tourism Recovery Taskforce lacks north west representation
It’s been claimed that the Tourism Recovery Taskforce established by the government, is lacking front line representation and is not sufficiently geographically diverse. The claims have been made by the Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism, and Sport Marc MacSharry TD. The Sligo/Leitrim TD says membership of this…
Education Minister asked to clarify why school trips have been postponed for 2021
The Minister for Education is being called on to clarify if any instruction has been given to Education and Training Boards with regard to school trips and events that were scheduled for the 2020/21 academic year. The Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism, and Sport Marc Mac Sharry has…
Tighter restrictions required on self isolation
A Sligo Leitrim TD has called for stricter restrictions on those returning to the Country in relation to self isolating. There are calls for tougher laws to be introduced to force people to tell airport authorities where they’ll be self-isolating. Under new Covid-19 rules, anyone arriving in Ireland is asked…