The revelations on Newstalk yesterday that ambulances that should be covering rural areas are being used to cover larger urban areas especially at weekends is shocking but not a surprise…
The news from Retail Ireland this week that there has been a two point eight per cent increase in retail sales in the second quarter of 2015 in comparison to…
The situation with regard to the Sacred Heart Hospital is a very serious one for all the stakeholders. The HIQA report issued at the end of July sent out a…
With regard to future banking and financial services in rural Ireland it is clear that the credit unions must lead with regard to becoming a new banking force based on…
With regard to proposals to provide tax incentives for those who are willing to renovate or take over disused or vacant business premises in rural towns and villages, I would…
With regard to the changes announced for the operation of the National Lottery today, and which will come into being next month, it is a clear indication of what can…
House building has increased by 16% over the first six months of this year nationally which gives some indication that the construction industry is taking the first tentative steps to…
A number of families who have children attending rural schools have come in for a nasty shock in recent years when they found they were victims of the termination of…
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney must act immediately to address the growing crisis that exists in the dairy sector. The price of milk paid to farmers is dropping rapidly…
The low uptake of farmers taking part in the beef genomics scheme was predicted by me several months ago and it has now come to pass, with take up as…