Local woman out thousands over passport debacle
The latest sitting of Sligo County Council has heard a case of a local woman who lost thousands of euro as a result of the ongoing passport debacle. The woman put in her passport application at the beginning of February with her holiday booked for the end of last…
Producing Passports in Guest Houses could curtail criminal activity
International travellers visiting Hotels, Guesthouses and B&B’s in this Country may soon have to produce their passports on arrival to such facilities. Calls have been made on the local authority in Leitrim to request the minister for Justice, Helen McEntee to introduce such legislation. Kinlough based Councillor Justin…
Gardai carry out searches at farms in Sligo & Leitrim
Members of the Gardai have conducted planned searches at a number of farms, houses and a commercial premises in Sligo and Leitrim this morning. The operation was part of an ongoing investigation being conducted by members of The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation into offences of deception. This morning…
Donegal TD says comments by Coveney over passports ‘a cheap shot’ at political colleagues
A Donegal TD is hitting out at the Tanaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister over comments he made about politicians helping constituents with passport applications. Simon Coveney is urging more people to use the online service. He added that a small number of TDs offices were being set up as passport…