Carbon tax – anothter attack on rural Ireland
This Week’s budget has been described as the most anti-rural budget in the history of the state and is another anti-rural declaration by the current government. Thar’s according to Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. The Roscommon east Galway TD says the government are growing more and detached from rural areas like…
Cautious welcome extended to “Fair Deal”
There are calls for clarity on the details of changes to the Fair Deal scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to help with the cost of care for those entering nursing homes or requiring care. New reforms of the scheme are meant to ease the financial burden…
Government urged not to try & buy upcoming elections
The leader of the Labour Party has accused the Taoiseach of playing ‘a dangerous game’ with the public finances. Speaking in the run up to Friday’s local and European elections, Brendan Howlin is accusing Fine Gael of shamelessly trying to ‘buy’ the upcoming elections with the National Children’s Hospital,…
National Planning Framework public meetings across the region this weekend
People in Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan who want to have their say on the future of their areas will have the opportunity to do so this weekend at public consultation meetings on the National Planning Framework. The Framework will set out plans for the next 25 years, particularly how…
Independent TD says there is no sign of mobile coverage improving in North West
Mobile phone coverage throughout rural areas of the North West is getting worse and it will be at least 2019 before there’s any improvement. That’s according to Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice who says there are many people in rural areas who cannot go about ther daily business because of poor…
Go-ahead for Shannon dredging could open dredging-option for other rivers
A west of Ireland TD says Friday’s announcement by Minister Sean Canney that dredging work can now start on the Shannon will have implications for all rivers that are flooding. The Minister confirmed on Friday that strategic maintenance works will be carried out on the River Shannon. It means that…