Forsa and Siptu members stage protest in Donegal
Forsa and Siptu union members staged a protest in Donegal town this morning in relation to the ongoing concerns over CE Supervisors pension rights. The protests took place outside the Abbey Hotel which coincided with the Ocean FM Election debate. The protest was staged to highlight the difficulties that supervisors…
Kenny shares his support for protesting farmers
A local TD has expressed support for the farmers that protested in Dublin today. They held a demonstration at Dublin Port this afternoon after many of them slept in their tractors in the city centre overnight. General Election candidate and Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny says farmers protests shows the…
North west farmers among group staging protest in Kilcock
Framers from the North West today were among a large group that staged a protest at the Musgrave/Centra/Supervalu distribution centre in Kilcock. The IFA have stepped up their action this week in their attempts to secure a better price for Beef. Chairperson of the Sligo IFA Kathleen Henry was on…
Beef Plan Movement not in support of IFA protests
The Beef Plan Movement says ‘it’s regrettable’ the IFA did not attempt to engage in talks before farmers held a protest by in Naas, Co. Kildare. On Thursday morning, farmers began a 12 hour protest outside of the Aldi warehouse blocking trucks from picking up deliveries. A further 12 hour…
Anti-Trump protest in Sligo
Sligo was one of the venues where a protest took place yesterday evening against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump. About 50 protesters attended the event at the Famine Memorial, in the Quay Street Car Park, which was organised by the United Against Racism group. The U.S. president flies…
Easkey protest planned outside council HQ for tomorrow, Wednesday, morning
People from the west Sligo village of Easkey will be protesting outside the offices of Sligo County Council tomorrow morning. They will be highlighting their concerns over what they claim is the ‘destruction’ of a special area of conservation in the village as well as alleged pollution of a river.…
Sit-in protest by farmers at Department over carcass ‘trimming’ ends after deal reached
A sit-in protest by farmers at the Department of Agriculture ended late last night, after a deal was reached between the IFA and the minister. The farmers were demonstrating against the practice of ‘trimming’. It involves meat factories trimming animal carcasses before they’re weighed – and means farmers get paid…