Donegal Sinn Féin have welcomed the unanimous support from Sinn Féin delegates and members from across Ireland for their motion at the party’s Ard Fheis in Athlone last weekend. The motion reiterated Sinn Féin’s commitment to 100% redress for all of the victims of the defective concrete products and defective apartments, duplexes and houses scandals. Speaking […]
Doherty slams Health Minister in the Dáil for failing to come to Donegal
Sinn Féin’s Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has today criticised the Health Minister in the Dáil for his continued refusal to come to Donegal and meet with GPs and Consultants who have taken the unprecedented step of writing a letter to him highlighting their serious concerns about Letterkenny University Hospital. Speaking to Minister McConalogue, Teachta Doherty […]
MEP to host public meeting exploring regional imbalance
A meeting addressing regional imbalance and reversing rural decline will take place in Glenties.regional Sinn Féin TD for Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty and Sinn Féín MEP for Midlands Northwest Chris MacManus will host the public meeting in Glenties Community Centre on Monday, November 13 at 7pm. The meeting will also feature contributions from Cllr Marie […]
Business breakfast being hosted by Donegal Sinn Féin
A BUSINESS breakfast is being hosted by Donegal Sinn Féin later this month which will give local businesses an opportunity to discuss challenges facing the north west region. The event will be held in An Grianan Hotel, Burt on Friday, November 17 at 9am. Businesses will be invited to discuss concerns and issues relating to business in the […]
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane will visit Letterkenny today
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane will visit Letterkenny today (Thursday) to meet with GPs and Consultants. This comes after 78 GP’s, subsequently backed by 11 consultants, sent written correspondence to Minister Stephen Donnelly imploring him to take urgent action at the hospital’s emergency department amid ‘service collapse’ fears. Meanwhile there was confirmation on […]
Measures taken to slow traffic in Dunkineely not enough
By Louise Doyle MEASURES taken to slow traffic in Dunkineely in the wake of a near miss after a group of parents and children narrowly avoided being struck by a speeding truck outside the school are not enough. The truck reportedly drove through five warning signs and narrowly missed colliding with pedestrians on the crossing outside […]
Government’s planned excise and carbon tax hikes on petrol and diesel should be scrapped – Pearse Doherty TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance Pearse Doherty TD has called on the Minister for Finance to cancel his government’s out-of-touch plans to push ahead with two separate tax hikes on petrol and diesel in October. The Government will increase the price of petrol and diesel with a hike in the carbon tax on 11th October […]
Relief needed to support households as prices continue to rise – Deputy Doherty
SINN Féin spokesperson on Finance and Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has called for the introduction of temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief to support struggling households. The Donegal TD was speaking after the Central Statistics Office found that mortgage interest costs had risen by 51 percent in the past 12 months. Speaking today, Deputy Doherty […]
Government the ‘ultimate laggard’ in challenging profiteering by banking sector – Pearse Doherty T.D.
DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty has called out Government Ministers for failing to challenge the banking sector. He called on the government to support act quickly hard-pressed citizens as mortgage interest rates and bank profits have soared. Teachta Doherty said, “For several months Sinn Féin have been calling for action as households have seen mortgage interest […]
Pat Doherty and wife Mary to be honoured at a special event
THE only Donegal politician to be involved in historic talks which led to peace in Northern Ireland is to be honoured with his wife at a special event in Letterkenny. Pat Doherty, former Sinn Féin vice-president, will be honoured along with his wife Mary ‘for a lifetime of Republican struggle’ at Mount Errigal Hotel on […]