Harris must provide leadership & resources to enforce Covid restrictions
The Garda Commissioner has been called on to provide instruction and resources to Gardaí to break up raves and street parties taking place around the country which are flying in the face Covid-19 regulations. Sligo Leitrim TD, Deputy Martin Kenny has called on Drew Harris take immediate action against…
Pension age still on course to increase to 67 in 2021
Concerns have been express by a Sligo Leitrim TD that the Government still not having brought in legislation to restore the old age pension age to 66. The move has failed to happen despite pre-elections promises from a number of parties to reduce the pension age. As things stand…
Many major challenges facing gardai
A Sligo Leitrim TD claims there are many major challenges facing gardai at present. 94 per cent of middle-ranking members of the force say they’ve had difficulty enforcing Covid-19 legislation as the lockdown has unwound. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 members, conducted by the Association of…
Kenny express concern for landslide victims
Staff from Leitrim County Council are continuing access the damage from by mudslides near Drumkeeran, which were caused by heavy rain over in recent days. A large of quantity peat slid down the Mountain above the ‘Dawn of Hope Bridge’ which has been covered and extensively damaged. A…
Tributes paid to Detective Garda Colm Horkan in the Dáil
The Dáil has been paying tribute to Detective Garda Colm Horkan. He was killed last week when he was shot a number of times while responding to an incident in Castlerea in Co Roscommon. Sligo Leitrim TD Frank Feighan has called for politicians and the media alike to…
Questions need to be answered on how car used in Lunney abduction was accidentally burned
A Sligo Leitrim TD has called a full explanation to be issued by the Gardai as to how a vehicle recovered in the investigation into the alleged abduction of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney was “burned, apparently accidentally” while it was being held in evidence by Gardaí. Four…
General election unlikely to be held during pandemic
A Sligo Leitrim TD says any plans to stage another general election campaign would be seen as reckless with the country engaged in a fierce battle with the Covid-19 pandemic. Sinn Fein spokesperson on justice and equality, Sligo Leitrim TD, Martin Kenny made the comments in repose to the…