Under the Programme for Government it is stated that under the review of the CAP that Ireland will seek to bring the single farm payment from a maximum of 150,000…
It is incredible that Inland Waterways are advising caution with regard to navigation on the Shannon because of low water levels. Only on Sunday (November 6th) I was in the…
It was announced in the Dail last week that the low interest rate loan scheme for farmers announced in the Budget will be extended over a 6 year period however…
I welcome the announcement from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD who recently announced an additional allocation of €850,000 from savings in his Department to the…
Two weeks ago I broke a story about mental health services in county Roscommon with threatened closures of day centres and an additional threat to some accommodation for service users….
Figures released today show that there are over 3,600 people waiting over a year for surgery at Galway University Hospital which is by far the largest figure in the country…
While the childcare package introduced in the Budget was welcome, there is a whole cohort of people who have received no recognition under the new provisions. People who work late…
Agriculture It appears that the agreed figure for the sheep sector of 25 million Euro will be paid but we are waiting to see what will happen with regard to…
I have been lobbying the Minister to provide funding for extra Rural Social Scheme workers and an extension for Community Employment and Tus schemes in the forthcoming budget. The Minister…
EU and Irish legislation on the disposal of tyres is causing major problems around the country for many people. At the moment the price of new tyres is affected by…