We have heard over four hours of debate on national television from all our party political leaders yet there has been absolutely no debate whatsoever on agriculture or the flooding…
The controversy over falling Garda numbers and the closure of rural Garda stations could be partially solved by the freeing up of 1,400 Gardai who are at present doing administrative…
The controversy over South Roscommon and the attempt by the authorities to take a portion of the county and put it into Westmeath can be very easily solved if the…
I had a meeting this week with a group of local GP’s to find out how they can help to alleviate the problems that we are experiencing at our A…
On the canvass the cuts made to home help hours is something that is coming up time after time. The cuts made to home help hours make no sense whatsoever….
In recent days I, and my canvas team, have encountered an age old generational blight repeatedly on the doorsteps, from Tulsk to Ballinasloe – Emigration, and more specifically youth emigration….
Changes in the Red Cross Scheme with regard to flood relief are very welcome and it is good news for some small businesses who were told that they didn’t qualify…
The plight of young farmers throughout the country is an issue that I am hearing about during the election campaign and it is a situation that must be addressed immediately….
The situation with regard to the Glas Scheme is totally unacceptable and it is a major issue among small farmers that I am meeting on the doorsteps during this campaign….
Irish Times Wednesday 10th February Roscommon Town on a cold, wet and windy February afternoon is a bleak looking place. Behind the old 18th century jail that dominates the square…