Kenny claims not enough of investment provided for Garda force
An Garda Síochana are set to benefit considerably for this year’s Budget outlined by The Minister of Finance, Pascal Donohoe. 700 new Gardai with an extra Garda budget of €81 million euro is what was promised in the last night’s speech by Mr.Donohoe. In addition, the employment of civilian and…
Armed Garda Support Unit stationed along the Cavan/Monaghen border
From this morning, an Armed Garda Support Unit has been stationed along the Cavan/Monaghen border. At last weeks Cross Border Organised Crime Conference, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed the deployment. A third third armed support unit has been deployed in the Cavan/Monaghen. It comes after the assault and abduction of…
Student Teachers need expenses
A Sligo Leitrim TD says students teachers need to be paid expenses in order to carry out their obligatory teaching placement. A recent survey by the Union of Students in Ireland shows it costs on average €160 a week to cover the cost of classroom placement. In addition to this…
Bill to ban fracking expected to pass in the Dail tonight
The bill to ban fracking on the island of Ireland is expected to pass in the Dail this evening. The piece of legislation has been put forward by Sligo Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin and has received cross party support. Hydraulic Fracturing or ‘fracking’ is a process of extracting…