Almost €70,000 in flood relief funding is being allocated for two Leitrim towns
Almost €70,000 in flood relief funding is being allocated for two North Leitrim towns to help prevent future flooding. The announcement is timely as Donegal and Leitrim both recover from flooding overnight. This round of funding will see Kinlough get €59,600 while Dromahair is to get over €8,000. Sinn Fein…
Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran in Leitrim today
The Minister with responsibility for flood relief and the Office of Public Works will be in Leitrim today. Among the places Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran will visit this afternoon is Kiltyclogher, where there have been calls for funding to be provided to ensure the home of 1916 signatory Sean MacDiarmada remains…
TD claims waiting lists are growing because the HSE is not replacing staff on leave
A TD in the North West claims that waiting lists for children and adults to see occupational therapists are growing because of a failure by the HSE to provide cover for leave. Figures released to SF TD Martin Kenny reveal that 155 children and 287 adults in the Sligo, Leitrim,…
‘No improvement in mental health services for young people’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says that despite months of campaigning, there has been no real improvement in adolescent mental health services in the region. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny was speaking after members of the ‘Our Voices Their Future’ group from the region visited Leinster House yesterday. They met with Sinn…
Call for teachers to be retained at Kiltyclogher school
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling for a commitment from the government to ensure that two teachers are retained at Kiltyclogher National School in county Leitrim in the coming school year. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny raised the issue with the Minister for Education Richard Bruton in the Dail yesterday.…
Kenny wants ‘yellow card’ system for farm inspections
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has called on the government to bring forward the introduction of a ‘yellow card’ system in relation to farm inspections. Such a scheme would allow farmers a certain amount of time in which to come in line with standards in relation to the running of their farms.…
Renewed fears about ambulance cover in the North West
There are renewed fears about ambulance shortages today. The Irish Independent claims as many as six counties are being left with just one ambulance on duty. The paper claims that Donegal and Sligo are among the counties where sometimes just one ambulance is available at night. It also says just…