I fully support the protest by the Postmasters this week as they have decided to hand back the forms issued by the Department of Special Protection which asks claimants to…
Last week I called on the Minister for Finance to allow credit unions the facility to clear cheques, to do bank transfers and to generally be allowed compete with the…
The price of milk to farmers has fallen by 24% in recent weeks and I predicted that situation would arise as long as a year ago. The intervention price of…
I welcome the speech recently by John Brennan West Regional Director of IBEC who said that much of the essential infrastructure in the West of Ireland is “not fit for…
I am this week encouraging groups to seek Dormant Account Funding. Here are the guidelines and explanation of the terms and conditions: Dormant Accounts Funds were originally established in 2001…
This week is the 30th anniversary of the murder of Fr Niall Molloy and the family have re-stated their determination to seek justice in this case and I am supporting…
The news that there was a 59% increase in the number of patients waiting on trolleys at UCHG in the month of June in comparison to June 2014 is a…
The news over the weekend that retired politicians and others who are in receipt of pensions in excess of 100,000 Euro per year are to receive pension top ups over…
In the aftermath of the referendum in Greece on Sunday it is time that the EU sat up and took notice of the democratic decision by the Greek people to…
I recently asked Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills if she would consider reducing the numbers needed for the appointment of teachers in two, three and four teacher…