North West TD accuses the government of not doing enough to prevent refugee crisis
A North West TD is accusing the government of not taking adequate steps to deal with the influx of Ukrainian refugees to this country. Deputy Martin Kenny is calling for the option of using holiday homes to house Ukrainian refugees to be examined again. The Leitrim based TD says…
Friday Panel
The Friday panel on North West today this week consisted of Sligo Strandhill Fine Gael councillor Sinead Maguire and Sligo Fianna Fáil, Ballymote Tubbercurry Councillor Paul Taylor. During the course of the discussion Cllr. Taylor confirmed that he will be seeking a nomination from Fianna Fáil to contest the…
Sligo/Leitrim TD launches HSE Enhanced Community Care Programme for Sligo Leitrim
Minister of State and Sligo/Leitrim Frank Feighan has launched the HSE Enhanced Community Care Programme for Sligo Leitrim and Officially Opens Benbulben Chronic Disease Management Hub and Carrick on Shannon Primary & Mental Health Care Centre. Minister Feighan officially launched the ECC Programme Developed as part of Sláintecare. The programme…
Local TD says trust in the Gardaí has been damaged over unanswered 999 calls
A Sligo Leitrim TD is claiming that trust in the Gardai has been damaged by the 999 call cancellation controversy The Garda Commissioner will give an update on the issue later. Drew Harris is appearing before the Policing Authority to outline the actions taken by An Garda Siochana…
North West left exposed as Gardaí from this region work in Dublin
There are fears that Local communities in the North West and Border Regions where a number of robberies and burglaries have taken place in recent times could be left short of Garda protection as officers from the local garda divisions are being deployed to Dublin to help with policing in…
Social media providing networking opportunites to engage in hate crime
More must be done by social media companies to stamp out hate campaigns against politicians and public figures. Those are the claims of the Sein Fein spokesperson on justice and equality Martin Kenny who has been the target himself of such campaigns. The Sligo Leitrim TD says those…
Rural TD’s revolt against 5K travel restrictions
The Department of Health has confirmed that there has been 18 additional deaths from Covid-19 in this Country. 683 new cases of the virus have also been reported in the most recent figures. There were 68 new cases detected in Donegal while fewer than 5 cases each were found…