Galway County Council must recruit more staff in order to carry out essential works immediately. A lot of staff in Galway County Council have retired and have not been replaced…
It has to be acknowledged that there are some parts of the country, notably Dublin which are booming with regard to Tourism, but small operators in rural Ireland have to…
The Family Finances Report published this week confirms what I have been saying all along that while the economy in general seems to be improving, ordinary middle income families are…
The news that only 10% of the targeted number of social housing units to be build around the country have been completed so far this year is down principally to…
We certainly need some regulation in the area of building standards in the wake of the tragedy in London and other high profile incidents here in this country, but we…
Cuisle Respite and Holiday Centre in Donamon has made a huge contribution to the local economy over the past 20 years and isalso recognised as the leading holiday and respite…
With the political focus over the past few weeks on the election of a new Fine Gael leader and other matters, we have heard little or nothing about the continuing…
The Commission for Energy Regulation has proposed an increase of 40% in the Public Servive Obligation charge in domestic energy bills with businesses facing a 12% increase. This increase is…
The decision of the cabinet on last Tuesday to designate Ireland West Airport at Knock as a Strategic Development Zone is a very welcome one, not only for the airport…
With the harvest fast approaching once again the tillage farmers that were so badly affected last year have not yet been compensated for their losses which is totally unacceptable. My…