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The Transport Minister has said that Sligo boat owners will not be allowed onto Inishmurray until there are proper landing facilities. The island off County Sligo is famous for having one of Ireland’s best-preserved early monastic sites. Last month the Marine Survey Office (MSO) attached to the Department has warned…

A Donegal TD says the roads allocation to the county announced yesterday ‘falls far short’ of expectations and needs. Transport Minister Shane Ross has confirmed grants of €33m for regional and county roads in Donegal this year. However, Fianna Fail Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher claims about €10m of that…

The Minister for Transport has approved funding for the Western Distributor Road in Sligo and Fintra Bridge in Donegal. They are part of the Regional and Local Grant allocations announced by Shane Ross today. There have been calls for many years now for work to be done on Fintra Bridge…

The Transport minister Shane Ross has denied allegations from some TDs that his drink driving legislation is ‘an attack on rural Ireland’. The Road Traffic Bill came under fire from a number of deputies in last night’s Dáil debate. The bill includes automatic bans for those caught driving over the…

The head of the Chamber of Commerce says he hopes construction work will start on the Western Distributor Route in Sligo before the end of the year. Aidan Doyle was commenting following the significant allocation of eleven million euro by Minister Shane Ross this morning toward the long-awaited project. The…