Leitrim Caoirthleacht airs concern over the lack of local Ministers
The new Caoirthleacht of Leitrim County Council has expressed her fears that economic development in the north west could be hampered by the lack of ministerial representation in the new government. Fianna Fáil Councillor Mary Bohan was one of the six Leitrim Councillors that had urged party Leader Michael…
Leitrim Cathaoirleach rallies support for Programme for Government
The Cathaoirleach of Leitrim Co Council, Councillor Enda McGloin has confirmed he has voted in favour of the proposed programme for Government. Cllr McGloin who’s term as Cathaoirleach finishes tomorrow says the Country needs a strong government to help the Country navigate it’s way through the pandemic and ensure that…
Leitrim Councillor has not changed stance on programme for government
With just over twenty four hours to go until the counting of votes on the programme of government from party members of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens, a local Fianna Fail Councillor has confirmed that he and other grassroots members in North Leitrim have voted against the programme…
Love Leitrim movement welcome decision to ban fracked gas
The decision to ban the importation of fracked GAS through LNP import terminals in the Programme for Government will set Ireland on course to become a Global Climate Leader. That’s according to the Love Leitrim movement. They say that with Ireland having already banned fracking in 2017, refusing…
Fianna Fáil Party members receive ballot papers on the programme for government.
Members of the Fianna Fáil Party have started to receive ballot papers today asking them to vote on the programme for government. The papers will have to be returned within a week to be considered in the overall vote. Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue is urging all members in…
Green Party to vote today on programme for government
The national coordinator of the Green Party has said it’s too early to say yet whether the members of the party will accept the programme for government. The party will stage a special convention today to vote on the details contained in the programme for government document which has…
Programme for government has forgotten about north west
The Programme for Government has been described as ‘a disappointing document’ that does not represent the change and lacks proposals for the northwest and especially Sligo Town which had previously been designated as a Regional Growth Centre in the national Development Plan. That’s according to Sligo MEP Chris MacManus…