Latest News: Local
2 February, 2012
Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has said that Labour Senator Jimmy Harte should apologise for his inflammatory remarks which stated that he would pay for a Polish National's flight home. Cllr Murray also said that Senator Harte should spend his time working for the people he represents. Read full article
1 February, 2012
Inishowen Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has encouraged local businesses to sign up to the Hireland campaign, saying that the initiative can help kick-start job creation in Donegal. Read full article
30 January, 2012
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23 January, 2012
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18 January, 2012
Government commits to opening with six months Read full article
16 January, 2012
Inishowen Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has welcomed council support for his proposal to include a policy which would promote the inclusion of The Inishowen 100 and Malin Head in the Wild Atlantic Drive tourism initiative. Read full article
12 January, 2012
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12 January, 2012
Sinn Féin County Councillor and Chairperson of the Council's Roads & Transportation Strategic Policy Committee, Jack Murray, has said that a Donegal delegation has put the A5 at the heart of a meeting with the National Roads Authority (NRA) today. Read full article
11 January, 2012
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11 January, 2012
Inishowen Sinn Féin Councillor, Jack Murray has expressed his disappointment after Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour agreed to a heavy reduction in the council's budget. The three parties rejected a Sinn Féin proposal to seek more money from the government for Donegal despite over €5million being cut from last year's budget. Read full article
10 January, 2012
An open letter to Joe McHugh TD from the sister of Cllr Eddie Fullerton in response to his call for a taxpayer funded event to mark the centenary of the foundation of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 1912. Read full article
8 January, 2012
Stranorlar based County Councillor Cora Harvey has called on the Government to do their job and to stop making ordinary people make the tough decisions , Harvey said " If you can't run the Country without imposing unfair charges and tax's and stealing from us, then GET OUT" Read full article
8 January, 2012
Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray, has said that Donegal County Council's capability to provide vital services to the people of Inishowen is dependant on whether or not the government commits to providing a cash injection in advance of the adjourned budget meeting. Read full article
14 December, 2011
Inishowen Sinn Féin County Councillor Jack Murray has said he is delighted with the enthusiasm displayed by young republicans at the party's youth conference on Monday. The conference which aimed to facilitate young people to become future leaders in the party as well as future stakeholders in Irish society took place in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Monday 12thDecember. Read full article
2 December, 2011
Sinn Féin County Councillor Jack Murray has announced details of an upcoming conference which aims to facilitate young people to become future leaders in the party as well as future stakeholders in Irish society. The event will take place in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel at 7.45pm on Monday 12th December. Read full article
29 November, 2011
Inishowen Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has welcomed Donegal County Council's support for a Sinn Féin emergency motion which called on the government to abandon its plan to increase VAT to 23%. Read full article
29 November, 2011
Sinn Féin County Councillor Jack Murray has welcomed cross-party support for his motion which called on the government to restore the 200 Special Needs Assistants that were cut during the last budget. Cllr Murray said that he hoped that this would put pressure on the government to restore the posts, which care for the most vulnerable in society, in the upcoming budget. Read full article
28 November, 2011
Sinn Fein County Councillor, has secured support from her Council Colleagues across the political divide to call on the Education Minister to reverse the qualifying criteria for the non- adjacent rate of grant. Read full article
25 November, 2011
Deputy Pearse Doherty has called on the public to lend their support to a campaign aimed at retaining vital NOWDOC services. Read full article
24 November, 2011
As the Decemebr Budget draws closer, Sinn fein Councillor Cora Harvey has criticised the Government amid growing fears amongst mothers in relation to Child Benefit. Read full article
21 November, 2011
Inishowen Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has said that a potential VAT hike as mooted in the media would decimate the small business sector in Inishowen. Read full article
16 November, 2011
Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has accused Senator Jimmy Harte of demonstrating 'extreme laziness' in researching politics while pursuing his anti-Sinn Féin agenda. Read full article
6 November, 2011
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3 November, 2011
Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray has said that the increased Sinn Féin vote achieved by Martin McGuinness last week has elevated the most progressive political party in Donegal to a position where it must reassess its electoral targets and set even more ambitious goals for the council elections in 2014. Read full article
3 November, 2011
Sinn Féin County Councillor Jack Murray has said that, with Donegal County Council entering into a period of tough negotiations regarding the 2012 budget, the €700m that the government has given to an unnamed, unsecured bondholder in Anglo Irish Bank will be sorely missed. Read full article
Latest News: National
19 May, 2009
Fianna Fáil’s voting record in Europe exposes Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher’s ‘crocodile tears’ over the removal of cancer care services from Sligo General Hospital, Sinn Féin candidate for the North West EU Constituency Cllr Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has said. Read full article
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