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News Archives for May, 2009

27 May, 2009

Council should re-examine Westbrook bridge traffic calming measures

Sinn Féin Buncrana Town Council candidate Ciaran McGuinness asks Buncrana Town Council to re- examine the traffic calming measures currently in place at Westbrook bridge coming onto the Cockhill Road as a matter if urgency Read full article


27 May, 2009

Buncrana 'Town Hall' style meetings should be established

Sinn Féin Buncrana Town Council candidate Ciaran McGuinness calls for 'Town Hall' style meetings to be immediately established in the next Town Council term. Read full article


25 May, 2009

Proper consultation must take place on the future utilisation of Lifford Barracks - Harvey

Sinn Fein County Councillor Cora Harvey has passed a motion in Donegal County Council to ensure that the public be properly consulted on the future utilisation of lifford and Rockhill barracks. Read full article


19 May, 2009

Lalor calls for the community to attend Buncrana Town Council meetings

Buncrana Sinn Féin town councilor Daren Lalor is encouraging members of the public to start attending monthly Buncrana Town Council meetings. Read full article


17 May, 2009

Privatisation of Eircom has been disastrous

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17 May, 2009

PENSION FUNDS WOULD REBUILD OUR SCHOOLS

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14 May, 2009

Turn anger into action

Cllr Daren Lalor, Cllr Padraig MacLochlainn and Ciaran MCGuinness with Buncrana Town Clerk Seamus Canning handing in their nomination papers on 14 May

Speaking after Buncrana Town Council nominations Councillors Daren Lalor and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and candidate Ciaran McGuinness said they were confident of electing three town councillors after the June 5th elections. Read full article


12 May, 2009

stab in the back to the hard working staff and volunteers of CDPs across the county.

Letterkenny Sinn Fein Councillor Gerry Mc Monagle has today labelled the latest cutback in Funding to Donegal CDPs as a disgrace and a stab in the back to the hard working staff and volunteers of CDPs across the county. Cllr Mc Monagle was speaking after hearing about the latest cut in funding to Community Development Projects. Read full article


11 May, 2009

Farming and fishing crisis - We must be solution focused

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10 May, 2009

Malin Head should belong to the people

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8 May, 2009

Greater support for community organisations needed

Jim McLaughlin and Rosaleen Branley in a youth club in Pettigo

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7 May, 2009

Tourism marketing strategy required for Buncrana

Sinn Féin Buncrana Town Council candidate Ciaran McGuinness says that a tourism marketing strategy should be developed and implemented within the next term of Buncrana Town Council Read full article


7 May, 2009

Personal Debt on the increase.

Following contact with the Buncrana Money, Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), Buncrana Sinn Fein Town Councilor Lalor called for increased awareness regarding debt advice in the community. Read full article


6 May, 2009

Clarity Required on Retention of firestations

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5 May, 2009

Government Ministers benefit from multiple state pensions whilst Child Benefit slashed for low income families across Inishowen.

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4 May, 2009

Action needed to reduce speed limits in residential areas

Ellie Chambers, Abbie Chambers, Niamh Ward & Odhran Chambers with Jim McLaughlin

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2 May, 2009

Battle begins as Mac Lochlainn officially nominated as SF North West EU candidate

Sinn Féin elected representatives and candidates from the eleven counties of the EU North and West constituency join Cllr Pádraig Mac Lochlainn for his official nomination as their party's candidate. (Included are Sinn Féin Dáil leader, Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin, Senator Pearse Doherty, Cllr Matt Carthy, Mayor of County Monaghan, Cllr Charlie Boylan, Chairperson of Cavan County Council, Cllr Dermot Connolly, Deputy Mayor of County Galway, Cllr Sean MacManus, former Mayor of Sligo, Cllr Paul Hogan, former Mayor of Athlone, Cllr Cora Harvey, Donegal, Cllr Brendan Farrell, Longford, Cllr Martin Kenny, Leitrim, Cllr Michael Mulligan, Roscommon, Udarás member Grainne Mhic Géidigh, Donegal, Cllr Therese Ruane, Mayo, Cllr Gerry Murray, Mayo, Rose Conway Walsh, Mayo, and Sean Hayes, Clare) Read full article


1 May, 2009

Wrong People Receiving CAP Payments - Sinn Féin EU candidate

"Small and medium farmers are on the hind tit"- Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Read full article


1 May, 2009

Give hope to our Donegal businesses and workers- Sinn Féin

Unemployment passes 18,000 across the county Read full article