Civil servants should be encouraged to live in North West
A general election candidate says civil servants should be supported if they choose to live and work in the likes of the north west. Under the Civil Service Mobility Scheme, civil servants can apply to move and work outside of Dublin. However, Fianna Fail candidate, Shane Ellis says…
Ellis calls for new Lennox Bridge
A Sligo/Leitrim general election candidate says if elected to the Dail he will work for the provision of a new bridge on the road linking Kinlough in North Leitrim and Bundoran in Donegal. For years, there have been concerns about safety on the narrow Lennox Bridge, which is used on…
Friday panel discussion.
On the Friday panel this week John Lynch was joined by Blaithin Gallagher, a Green Party National Executive member and a General Election candidate for the next General Election for the Sligo Leitrim North Roscommon South Donegal constituency Independent Councillor in the Ballymote Tubbercurry municipal District, Marie Casserly and Fianna…
Calls for investment into Shannon-Erne Waterway
An increase in investment needs to be made in the Shannon-Erne Waterway linking the River Shannon with the River Eske in County Donegal. That’s according to local Fianna Fail General election candidate for Sligo and Leitrim, Shane Ellis. Speaking to Ocean FM News, Mr Ellis believes that the Ballinamore-Ballyconnell canal…
Calls for Garda vetting to be centralised
Calls have been made for changes to be applied to the Garda vetting process. Proposed changes being put forward would help speed up the clearance process, which in turn will assist community based groups across the north west that are currently being left waiting weeks for clearance to take place.…
Election candidate claims lack of mobile coverage crippling rural Ireland
Calls are being made on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Richard Bruton to address the ongoing issues with mobile phone coverage in the North West. Fianna Fáil General Election candidate Shane Ellis is calling on the Minister to establish if there is a plan in place…
Call made for more dental entitlements for medical card holders
A Leitrim general election candidate is calling for people with medical cards to have more dental entitlements. Fianna Fail’s Shane Ellis says that at present, medical card holders are entitled to only two fillings per year — but can get an unlimited number of extractions. Shane Ellis is calling for…