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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision that occurred on the N53 in Rassan, Dundalk. The collision occurred at 8.30p.m. last night Sunday 20th February, 2022. The single vehicle collision occurred when a car collided with a tree. The male driver (late teens) was not injured and his male front seat […]
February’s Municipal District meeting saw Sinn Féin Councillor Joanna Byrne question the Director of Services for Housing on the available resources within his department allocated to the carrying out of house inspections on properties in the private rental sector. Cllr Byrne highlighted concerns that the number of inspections had dramatically dropped over 2020 and 2021 […]
Speaking after the passage of the Aontú’s Hospital Parking Bill through Second Stage in the Dáil today, Aontú Leader & Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has called on all parties in the Dáil to ensure speedy passage of the Bill through the Oireachtas to ease the pressure on thousands of Patients who are paying thousands […]
Local Fine Gael TD for Louth and East Meath, Fergus O’Dowd, has welcomed news confirming that €11m will be made available to complete much needed regional and local roads projects in Louth and East Meath in 2022. O’Dowd said “The Minister for Transport has confirmed the 2022 allocations today which will see a number of […]
The difficulties that families have in getting carers to look after loved ones in their own homes at weekends has been raised at the Oireachtas Health Committee by Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú. The Sinn Féin deputy outlined the core issues facing care providers and families at the health committee last week and said that […]
‘Huge and disgraceful rents’ are adding to the cost of living crisis which necessitates a ban on rent increases, Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú told Taoiseach Michéal Martin in Leinster House last week. The Dundalk TD raised the issue of the cost of living crisis, along with the issue of housing, during questions to the Taoiseach […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that all COVID-19 legal restrictions in Northern Ireland will be replaced by guidance from February 15 2022. He also strongly emphasised the continuing need for caution and vigilance in relation to the virus. He stated: “Today’s announcement follows consideration of legal advice from the Attorney General and consultation with all […]
The delivery of a new Garda Uniform to frontline operational Gardaí commences this week. Over the next number of weeks this new operational uniform will be delivered to over 13,000 uniform members of An Garda Síochána of Garda, Sergeant and Inspector rank across every Garda Region, Division, District and in excess of 560 Garda stations […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough has welcomed the addition of eleven bus shelters across the county and in particular one that is scheduled to be installed at St Mary’s Villas in Kilsaran. However, Cllr McGeough has written to the National Transport Agency (NTA) identifying at least six other designated bus stops in the area that […]
Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher has received commitment that all Garda cars are to be fitted with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The Senator had previously called for AEDs to be installed in Garda vehicles and for all members to receive training in CPR and the use of defibrillators. Senator Gallagher commented, “Members of the […]
Clanrye News and Sport is now offering advertising on its website for just £200 for the year. The news website currently covers Newry and Armagh, South Down and Upper Bann constituencies as well as County Louth. Having amassed over a quarter of a million (250,000) website hits in the space of a year. This has […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has called for swift action to tackle the ongoing issue of lengthy processing times for first-time passport applications. Deputy Moynihan, who questioned the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the issue in the Dáil last week, commented, “We are coming to the point where many families are […]
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