Latest News: Local
4 March, 2010
Senator Pearse Doherty has welcomed the belated government move to ban a number of substances currently on sale in headshops but said the move is still inadequate. Senator Doherty presented today a comprehensive set of proposals which he claims are a real solution to the problem of head shops and said that if adopted, his proposal would effectively bring about conditions in which head shops as we know them could no longer exist. Read full article
1 March, 2010
As the capital scheme in lough Mourne is progressing, people have raised concerns in relation to their turbary rights, Cllr Cora Harvey encourages those who have concerns to speak directly to the County Council. Read full article
28 February, 2010
"Four years of broken promises" Read full article
23 February, 2010
Sinn Féin proposal backed unanimously Read full article
20 February, 2010
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18 February, 2010
Speaking in the Seanad this afternoon Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty said all parties involved in the negotiations that led to the Hillsborough Agreement should be commended. Senator Doherty said all parties now need to show their support for the implementation of the outstanding elements of the Good Friday Agreement. Read full article
18 February, 2010
Speaking in the Seanad Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Education Senator Pearse Doherty has called on the Minister for Education and Science not to proceed with cuts to special needs support which will see as much as 1,200 Special Needs Assistants being made redundant by the end of March 2010. Pearse Doherty also called on the Minister to make clear how many SNAs have been let go since February 2009. Read full article
18 February, 2010
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has described as scandalous the announcement that funding from the government to Mná Tí for hosting Irish language students is to be cut by 5%. Senator Doherty also accused Fianna Fáil senator Brian Ó Domhnaill as being week kneed and unwilling to stand up for his constituents when he claimed in the Seanad that this cut would be happily welcomed by Mná Tí. Read full article
17 February, 2010
Speaking in the Seanad this afternoon Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty said all parties involved in the negotiations that led to the Hillsborough Agreement should be commended. Senator Doherty said all parties now need to show their support for the implementation of the outstanding elements of the Good Friday Agreement. Read full article
17 February, 2010
Speaking in the Seanad today Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has said that cancer services must be returned to Sligo General Hospital as a matter of urgency and that appropriate supports must be given to patients who have been forced to travel to Galway to receive treatment. Read full article
16 February, 2010
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has today welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Education and Science that Scoil Chonaill Naofa in Bun Beg has been granted approval to proceed to tender for a new building. Read full article
16 February, 2010
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15 February, 2010
Letterkenny Sinn Fein Councillor Gerry Mc Monagle is once again calling on Letterkenny Town Council to put in place extra road safety measures on the road from Blacks Bridge to Killylastin.‏ Read full article
14 February, 2010
"Tánaiste still avoiding tough questions on the loss of millions in European funding" Read full article
10 February, 2010
Speaking in the Seanad Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has said that government inaction on youth unemployment coupled with foolish decisions contained in Budget 2010 will force many young people to leave these shores in search of work. Read full article
9 February, 2010
Donegal Senator Pearse Doherty has called on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan to start standing up for the people of Donegal and implement a jobs creation strategy. Read full article
8 February, 2010
"One in four of Donegal's unemployed are under 25"- Cllr Mick Quinn Read full article
8 February, 2010
"Communities need to see more financial benefits from wind farms" Read full article
8 February, 2010
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8 February, 2010
Cllr Marie Therese Gallagher has today welcomed the unanimous decision by Donegal County Council to agree that the back of Errigal Raod and the Rann na Feirste main road to be included in all future gritting programmes and be a priority on our Winter maintenance programme. Read full article
8 February, 2010
It is important to realise that having a job is not, of itself, a guarantee that one lives in a poverty-free household. Read full article
3 February, 2010
Sinn Féin welcomes the allocation of just over €12million euro to Donegal, however after this big announcement this week, we need our Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members to ensure us that this money will be spent fixing our roads and not on paper work and grand designs Read full article
2 February, 2010
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has called on Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan TD to amend the criteria for which small and medium companies can apply for state contracts. Read full article
2 February, 2010
Cllr Cora Harvey has condemed Minister Hanafin for her rejection of the proposal to make a special payment to recipients of the fuel allowance and now calls on the Minister for Finance to intervene. Read full article
31 January, 2010
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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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