Government update on progress of Garda Regional HQ reveals little
The Tanaiste has failed to give any concrete update on the progress being made on building a new Regional Headquarters for the Gardai in Sligo. The project is on the government’s capital plan and is part of a nationwide refurbishment programme for garda buildings announced by Ministers Frances Fitzgerald and…
McConalogue concerned at lack of coherent plan on Brexit
Charlie McConalogue says he is growing increasingly alarmed at the lack of a coherent plan put forward by the Government to deal with the challenges posed by Brexit. Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Agriculture says there is a clear and present danger to 270,000 jobs in rural communities right across Ireland.…
Taoiseach ‘aware’ of improved infrastructure needs of the North West
A government TD in Sligo Leitrim says the Taoiseach is committed to improving infrastructure to the North West. It follows a rally held outside the Dail yesterday by Sligo group Revive North West to highlight the lack of investment over the years in this region and the impact that’s having…
Donegal FF TD says €5m of ‘new’ funding is already being spent
Investment of more than six million euro in Killybegs Harbour will mean space for more boats, more jobs and more income for the surrounding area. That’s according to Donegal TD and Fine Gael Minister of State Joe McHugh, who says the capital investment in Killybegs is one of the biggest…
Sligo TD fears the UK is using Ireland as a ‘pawn’ on Brexit
A Sligo Leitrim TD says he fears Ireland is being used as a ‘pawn’ by the UK to ensure a better deal after Brexit. It emerged at a Brexit seminar in Leitrim yesterday that tariffs as high as 42% could be imposed on imports and exports to the UK from…
Prospect of Sinn Fein a senior coalition partner ‘scary’?
A Fine Gael and a Sinn Fein politician in the North West differ on the prospect of Sinn Fein in coalition government in the coming years. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is in the headlines today for failing to rule out such a union but many members of his party have spoken out…
Local TDs hit out at rural plan as a ‘rehash’ of old schemes
There are calls for a more long-term strategic development plan for rural Ireland. Local TDs are hitting out at the new plan announced yesterday stating it’s a rehash of old schemes and is short sighted in a time when rural services continue to be under threat. Independent TD in Donegal…