Minister to announce plans for broadband in Leitrim and Donegal
The Minister for Communications Denis Naughten is to make an announcement today on a new project to improve broadband in Leitrim and Donegal. The event will unveil plans to invest in a new broadband network for rural Ireland focusing on Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway. The launch is taking place…
Fitzmaurice: ‘Penalties on diesel will hit rural motorists, businesses’
An Independent TD says moves to increase tax on diesel vehicles and to ban them from some towns is yet another attack on rural Ireland. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice says it would also have a devastating affect on small haulage companies, many small businesses and on motorists who have diesel cars…
Fracking: Minister won’t make any decision until after EPA report
The Minister for Communications and Natural Resources says he will await the publication of a report from the Environmental Protection Agency before considering any new legislation on fracking. Minister Denis Naughten says the report from the first phase of the study on fracking in Ireland should be complete by the…