The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Charlie McConalogue, T.D., has launched a consultation process on a review of the 2012 Herring Management Policy, in relation to the quantity of herring set aside from the southern North-West herring stock (Herring 6A South) for smaller/ inshore fishing vessels. The Minister received a request from […]
€50m North-South funding to directly benefit Donegal
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed €50m in new funding to deliver a new suite of Shared Island programmes. Many of the initiatives in the programmes, such as €7.5m investment in the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route brand link, will directly benefit Donegal. Commenting on […]
€700,000 for two walkway projects
TWO Donegal projects are set to receive €700,000 in funding as part of a government scheme to embrace the outdoors. The funding has been allocated for the development of a walkway between Carrigart and Downings and the upgrade of the Moville shorewalk. Welcoming the allocation, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, […]
Cost of living payments issued to ease pressure on families in Donegal
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that 102,843 cost-of-living payments have been issued in Donegal in order to ease the pressure families and households are facing. 20,925 Donegal families received the double Child Benefit that was paid in November. 48,825 Autumn double payments for social […]
McConalogue confirms €500 payment to support carers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, today confirmed a €500 lump sum payment which will be paid this week to support almost 5,000 Donegal carers with the cost of living. Donegal has received one of the highest allocations. This payment is one of eight lump sum payments designed to […]
Over €2 million of advance payments to Donegal sheep farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue has announced the commencement of advance payments under Year 6 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. The Minister said he was pleased to announce that a total of €15.5 million has commenced issuing to some 17,500 farmers participating in the Sheep Welfare Scheme nationally. This […]
McConalogue confirms project progress for Scoil Cholmcille Newtowncunningham
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, confirmed today that the extension project for Scoil Cholmcille, Newtowncunningham, has received approval to proceed to tender under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The project will consist of two SET rooms. Charlie McConalogue said this confirmation is good news for the school community and will […]
McConalogue slams Sinn Fein’s no-confidence vote
The Government has won a motion of confidence, with Micheál Martin’s coalition securing 85 votes in the motion which was tabled in response to a no-confidence vote by Sinn Féin. Minister McConalogue was one of many that voted for a motion of confidence. Minister McConalogue slammed Sinn Fein during the Motion of Confidence in the […]
‘I have great fears for Fianna Fáil in Donegal’
FORMER Fianna Fáil Senator Enda Bonner has expressed doubts about his party’s ability to return a TD in Donegal in the next general election. In February 2020, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue (FF) beat off the challenge of his former Dáil colleague Pat The Cope Gallagher to join Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn, […]
McConalogue, McHugh and Pringle take the last seats
In a nail biting end to General Election 2020 in Donegal, here are the following results: Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF) -+928, overall vote: 11, 074 Advertisement Charlie McConalogue (FF) -+1,162, total vote 11, 432 Joe McHugh (FG) – + 1,184, total votes 12,104 Thomas Pringle (Non Party) – +1, 490, total votes 12, […]