Dail debate calls for license fee money to be invested in independent radio stations
The Dail has this morning been hearing of the key role played by local radio stations in their various communities. It was part of a debate on legislation that would abolish the levy local radio stations have to pay to help fund the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. This morning’s Dail…
Sligo/Leitrim TD accuses Irish Rail of providing the North West with a ‘second rate service’
Irish Rail has been accused of providing a second rate service to the people of the north west. Sligo/Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin highlighted long-time complaints about the Sligo/Dublin service at a Joint Oireachtas Committee hearing yesterday which was attended by Irish Rail Chief Executive Jim Meade. In response Jim…
McLoughlin says retirement announcement gives potential FG candidates chance to talk to convention delegates
Sligo/Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin says he has announced his intention to retire from politics in time to allow potential Fine Gael candidates in the constituency to speak to delegates in advance of the party’s selection convention later this month. Deputy McLoughlin has been a TD since 2011. His decision not…
Tributes paid to retiring Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin
The Minister for European Affairs is leading Fine Gael party tributes to retiring TD Tony McLoughlin today. Tony McLoughlin was first elected to the Council in Sligo in 1974 and has been successfully returned at every election since. He’s served as Mayor of Sligo 4 times and Chairperson of the…
McLoughlin: New bus service expected to link north Sligo and south Donegal
A new rural bus service is expected to be launched linking north Sligo with south Donegal, according to Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael Deputy Tony McLoughlin. Due to start in May, it will operate from Sligo via Rathcormac, Drumcliffe, Carney, Lissadell, Maugherow, Ballinfull, Streedagh, Grange, Cliffoney, Mullaghmore, Tullaghan Village, and onto Bundoran,…
McLoughlin confident Sligo and north west will be given needed investment in 2040 Plan
Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin says the holding of a cabinet meeting in Sligo this coming Friday will provide the government with the opportunity to see the huge infrastructural deficit that exists in the region. The cabinet meeting involving the Taoiseach and his ministers will take place in IT…
Money for recreational projects in Sligo, Ballyshannon
More than €116,000 has been allocated for three tourism and recreational projects, two in Sligo and one in Ballyshannon. In Sligo, €64,000 is to be given to the county council to extend the existing Sligo to Carraroe greenway. €38,400 has been allocated for a new Blueway water facility at Lough…