Budget: Mixed NW reaction; word awaited on N4
Modest income tax cuts and marked increases in spending on health and housing. That’s one of the main themes to emerge from Budget 2018 delivered yesterday afternoon by Finance Minister Paschal Donohue. In the north west, the reaction was mixed. Meanwhile, word is awaited on a much-expected specific allocation under…
New figures reveal how often TDs spoke in the Dail this year
Among the north west’s Dail deputies, one Donegal TD has the distinction of speaking the most during the past year while another Donegal TD spoke the least. An analysis by The Irish Times of all Dail speeches made this year shows Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty was on his feet the…
North West holiday goers advised to vaccinate against measles this summer
Holiday goers in the North West are being advised to vaccinate themselves against measles this summer. The advice comes from the HSE following an outbreak of the illness across Europe with over ten thousand people diagnosed to date. Over 30 people have died as a result of the illness on…
Census shows North West’s workforce numbers are falling
The workforce in the North West is falling – the opposite of what’s happening nationally. This week, the second set of results from the CSO on Census 2016 were revealed showing that Sligo had the biggest decrease in its workforce with a 3% drop compared to the 2011 Census. Around…
Car sales in the North West have dropped in 2017
Car sales in the North West region have dropped compared to 2016. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry in association with DoneDeal have issued their first quarter report on car sales for 2017. New car sales nationally are down 8% compared with this time last year. LGV’s…
Pieta House for the North West to open next month
Pieta House is to open its first North West centre by the end of next month. The organisation which already has centres in Galway, Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Tipperary and Kerry has identified the North West, the Midlands and the South East as areas most in need of the service. In…
New lights on the way for road bypasses in the region
New road lights will light up a number of by-passes in the North West in the coming months. The details of the agreement emerged at a meeting of Donegal County Council this week. The government scheme under the remit of Transport Infrastructure Ireland means Mayo County Council has been tasked…