Sinn Fein: ‘Nod and wink’ culture of ‘old politics’ clearly still alive
Opposition TDs say Denis Naughten’s communication with a representative of INM ‘stinks to high heaven’. The Minister for Communications defended his conversation with a lobbyist working for Independent News and Media, saying he didn’t reveal any sensitive information about the proposed takeover of Celtic Media. But he says he regrets…
Gardai, Donegal TD welcome Disclosures Tribunal results
A Donegal TD who raised concerns in the Dail about allegations by a garda from the county has welcomed the results of an inquiry which found the garda’s claims were ‘without any validity.’ Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty says the report of the inquiry had vindicated the gardai and social…
Donegal TD says offshore investment legal but unfair
A Donegal TD says rich people investing money in offshore companies denies Irish people better services. Leaked documents have revealed how Bono under his real name Paul Hewson used a company based in low-tax Malta to buy a shopping centre in Lithuania. The files – which are being called the…
TD hits out at government for failing Irish people on banking and insurance
The governor of the Central Bank Phillip Lane is to face Oireachtas questions today, on how it’s handled the Tracker Mortgage scandal. Mortgage lenders are accused of defrauding around 30-thousand customers who were taken off trackers. CEO’s of the main banks have been called in to face questions by the…
TD claims homelessness a growing problem in the north west
A local TD is claiming there’s been a 66% increase during the past year in the number of homeless adults looking for emergency accommodation in the north west. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty says there were 50 people in local authority managed emergency accommodation. This, he says, compares to 30 in…
Donegal Sinn Fein TD says Fianna Fail ‘has not changed its spots’
Fianna Fail’s proposed tax breaks for developers have been described as “the height of stupidity”. The comments come from Sinn Fein Finance spokesperson, Pearse Doherty, who says the proposal doesn’t bring any radical changes. Fianna Fail’s suggestion is to reduce the VAT to 9% for up to three years for…
€178m in water refunds could be taken from health, housing or roads
It’s emerged that spending originally intended for the likes of social housing, could be used to refund water charges instead. It’s also been confirmed today that the State will have to spend €178 million on the refunds and another 5 million euro on the cost of administering the refunds. Donegal…