Donegal urged to give ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’ to asylum seekers
A Donegal TD is calling for a ‘céad míle fáilte’ to be given to up to 350 asylum seekers who are expected to be coming to the county. It’s understood a contract has been signed to bring the asylum seekers to live at former student accommodation on the Port Road…
Pringle hits out at public funding for greyhound industry
A Donegal TD has hit out at exchequer funding for the greyhound industry, saying the €19.2m earmarked for 2021 is more than goes to women’s services. Independent Thomas Pringle was speaking in the Dail on a Social Democrats proposal to reverse an increase of €2.4m in funding to the industry.…
Call for funding to deal with cancer-screening backlog
A Donegal TD is calling on the government to provide the funding necessary to deal with the backlog in cancer screening. Covid-19 restrictions have resulted in a drop in screenings and preventative measures for a variety of conditions. Donegal Independent TD Thomas Pringle says there needs to be immediate recruitment…
Pringle: FF and FG afraid of Left-wing government
A Donegal Independent TD says it’s good that Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seem to be coming together in an effort to form a government as they had just been opposite sides of the same coin since the foundation of the State. However, Deputy Thomas Pringle says he believes the…
Two north west TDs among those in Independent group in the Dail
Two north west Independent TDs are among a group that has now secured speaking rights in the Dail. Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin and Donegal TD Thomas Pringle are members of the group, as well as Roscommon/Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice, Catherine Connolly from Galway West, Michael McNamara from Clare and Joan…
Donegal TD accused HSE of being irresponsible over ambulance strike
A Donegal TD has accused the HSE of being extremely irresponsible and placing patients at serious risk in the way it handled the recent National Ambulance strike. Independent TD Thomas Pringle says the HSE did not inform its call centre staff or management about the action or the possibility of…
Meeting to discuss future of Irish Neutrality to take place in Donegal
A public meeting to discuss concerns over the future of Irish Neutrality will be held in Donegal tonight. The event, which looks at the implications for Ireland by being part of PESCO or the Permanent Structured Cooperation will take place in the Central Hotel In Donegal Town at 7pm. PESCO…