Agri Week podcast 26/10/2023
This week, Agri Week makes the trip to Castle Dargan for the IFA’s Connacht Regional Chairperson hustings. Ronan Flanagan gets to know the two candidates, Kinlough-based James Gallagher and Brendan Golden from Killala, who outline why they feel they should be elected Chairperson. Two members of the Current…
GRA President disagrees with Justice Minster on sufficient garda cover during overtime strike
The President of the GRA has expressed concern over whether there will be adequate garda cover across the country today with rank and file members withdrawing overtime as their protest against a pre-Covid roster escalates. The Garda Representative Association remains locked in a dispute with Commissioner Drew Harris…
Drumkeerin native appointed ASTI President
A Drumkeerin native has been appointed as the new President of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland. Geraldine O’Brien teaches Home Economics, Computing, CSPE and SPHE in St Joseph’s Community College, Kilkee and previously served as ASTI Vice President. Ms. O’Brien has also previously held the role of Vice…
GRA President claims increase in Garda overtime can be attributed to shortage in staff numbers
The Donegal based President of the GRA has attributed a large increase in overtime costs clocked up by Gardai id down to a severe shortage in numbers. It’s emerged that eight gardai were paid over 50,000 euro each in overtime last year. Almost 130 million euro was spent…
Debates kick off tonight for the next IFA president
Campaigning in the election for president of the IFA is heating up with debates running until Nov 21st. Tonight, one of those debates will take place in the Bush Hotel in Carrick on Shannon. The Election Count will take place in Dublin on Tues, December 17th. Sligo IFA Chairperson Kathleen…
[UPDATED 1PM:] Counting is underway for the Presidential Election in the North West
The counting is underway in the Presidential election with Michael D Higgins on course for reelection with a large majority. It looks like Peter Casey will be coming in second. The latest from the Sligo Count with a sample size of 15% shows: Michael D Higgins: 54%, Peter…
Sligo council not likely to nominate anyone for president at meeting this morning
Sligo county councillors are to hold a special meeting this morning to nominate a candidate to run for president — but it’s expected they will end up not picking anyone. That’s because the two nominees put forward in motions by councillors for this morning’s meeting have already got the required…