Leitrim Green Party member backs Minister Ryan decision not to attend no-confidence vote in Justice Minister
A Green party representative in the North West has expressed her satisfaction that the leader of the Party will not travel back to Ireland for the no-confidence motion in Justice Minister Helen McEntee tomorrow. Environment Minister Eamon Ryan – who’s currently attending COP28 in Dubai – was planning to…
Minister Ryan fails to rule out gold mining in Leitrim
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has defended his decision to explore the possibility of issuing a prospecting licence for gold, silver and base metals in north Leitrim. The minister was questioned on his decision in the Dáil last night by Sligo Leitrim Independent TD…
Moves by Minster Ryan to grant prospecting licence in Leitrim defies logic
A Sligo Leitrim TD is the latest local politician to issue calls on the Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan not to grant a Prospecting licence for gold in North Leitrim. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry says the issuing of a licence for such a practice defies logic. …
Minster Ryan confirms that Aaron Forde will not be appointed as chair of Shannon Group
The Minister for Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that he will not be going ahead with the appointment of Aaron Forde as chair of Shannon Group. The Green party leader indicated that Mr Forde’s use of social media was below the standard expected of the chair of a…
UK flights banned until midnight tomorrow
The travel plans for many people hoping to return to the North West from the UK has been thrown into turmoil. Flights from Britain have been banned until midnight tomorrow. Only ferry crossings for freight will be allowed after a new strain of Covid-19 in England has shown…
Ryan requested to provide update on Donegal Broadband
The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications. Eamon Ryan has been called on to provide an update on the timeline for the roll out of the National Broadband plan for Donegal. Concerns over inadequate have come to the fore during the Covid-19 pandemic with sizeable number of people working…
Heated & passionate arguments within government over restrictions
The Environment Minister says heated and passionate arguments are taking place about how to exit Level 5 restrictions. The National Public Health Emergency Team is meeting today to discuss the spread of the virus. A Decision on exiting Level 5 restrictions to be taken next week The Taoiseach…