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“AN END TO THE BEEF BARONS”: Rural independents call for new beef regulator to save family farms. #gript
A Westport-based company will create 150 new technology jobs after raising €8.3 million in a new round of funding. The payroll tech company, Payslip, which was founded by former Taxback CEO Fidelma McGuirk, will provide the new jobs mostly in software engineering, taking the number of staff employed by the firm to almost 200. The news is a […]
While the Climate Change Bill attracted most of the political attention this week – with just 12 TDs voting to oppose the legislation at second stage – of equal significance was a vote also taken on Wednesday evening on a motion regarding Project 2040 comprising of the National Development Plan and Framework. The private members […]
“A STALINIST POLICY” – Wexford TD Verona Murphy blasts new rural planning rules, claiming they will force rural people into “urbanised ghettos.” #gript
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said there is widespread shock and anger at the sudden announcement by Bord Na Móna that it will permanently cease all peat harvesting and production. She said that the decision made “no sense .. given that solid fuels are now being imported into this country.” She said […]
Aontú Rep for Cork North-West, Becky Kealy, has critiqued the government’s continued abandonment of rural pubs, and the return of arbitrary regulations of the pub trade which has already been through so much this year. Ms Kealy said that “In Cork, rural Pubs were waiting in anticipation for the government announcement regarding restrictions for the […]
“AN ATTACK ON RURAL IRELAND”: Independent rural TDs Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins blast government
Rural TDs have urged politicians to give cross-party support to their motion which seeks to revoke the latest Covid-19 restrictions passed by the government which they say are “bizzare, illogical, and unworkable.” The Independent TDs were sharply critical of the actions of other deputies who they said voted for the Government’s restrictions in the Dáil […]
“Bizzare, Illogical and Unworkable” Rural TDs react to new government restrictions during press conference on their bill today at Dáil Éireann Present with rural publicans were Mattie McGrath, IND, Tipperary; Michael Collins, IND, Cork South West; Danny Healy-Rae, IND, Kerry; Michael Healy-Rae, IND, Kerry; Richard O’Donoghue, IND; and others #gript
Aontú Leader & Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has directly called on an Taoiseach Micheál Martin at leaders questions in the Dáil to reopen critical health services across the country to those who desperately need them. “I received a message from a Doctor in the last few days. He said to me: ‘I’ve luckily had […]
The Rural Independent Group is set to move a motion this Wednesday calling on Dáil Éireann to rescind the new regulations for pubs and restaurants that were introduced by the Minister for Health through Statutory Instrument last week. The regulations have been widely criticised for requiring pubs and restaurants to a record of the meals […]
“The government needs to trust publicans” Danny Healy-Rae explains why he opened his family pub. #gript
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