Over the past few weeks soil conditions, particularly in the West and North West have deteriorated to such an extent that some farmers are putting their cattle back into sheds…
A long day spent with Minister Sean Canney dealing with flooding problems. We toured and met people from Lough Funshinagh, Ardmullen, Athleague, Correal, Castleplunkett and Biushfield and he saw at…
The latest employment figures from the IDA shows clearly that the West of Ireland and other rural areas are falling further and further behind when it comes to job creation…
The news on today’s Irish Independent that some of the richest people in the world, who own land in Ireland, have been paid hundreds of thousands of Euro in single…
In recent days there have been more suggestions coming from the EU that Ireland would be part of a future European army and any such proposal should be rejected out…
Now that most students are back for another academic year the situation of hard pressed parents having to pay astronomical prices for rent should be addressed in time for next…
It has come to my attention (on Wednesday night) that there is a threat to up to 20 jobs at the Berendsen Distribution plant in Roscommon Town.The plant at Athlone…
I want to welcome the news from the Inland Fisheries today that they are to issue over half a million Euro in grants for various initiative nationwide. Included are three…
The EU are at it again, interfering with, the Irish tax system with the news today that they are proposing an increase in motorway tolls for every vehicle, which would…
Despite an agreement in the programme for Government, nothing at all has been done to improve the lot of rural post offices, which is very disappointing. It was agreed that…