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Urgent need for Domestic Violence Refuge in Sligo and Leitrim

Marian Harkin TD has again emphasised the urgent need for a Domestic Violence Women’s Refuge in Sligo and Leitrim. In the Dail, Deputy Harkin stated that she has raised this issue at least four different times on the floor of Leinster House calling ...

21 Jan 2022 at 12:34

Business

Leitrim TD calls for support of newspapers – drop the VAT rate to 0%

TD Marian Harkin has called on the government to follow the example of many EU countries and introduce a 0% VAT rate on newspapers in budget 2023. “We all know that newspapers, particularly local newspapers have been struggling for quite a number ...

16 Sept 2022 at 11:52

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Plea from Leitrim nurse suffering from Long Covid

“I got this illness because of work, and I feel like the HSE, and the government are leaving me to rot, it's soul- destroying and an awful way to treat the very ones who had no choice but to go to work with no vaccine and inadequate PPE.” These ...

14 Nov 2022 at 17:00

Business

North West needs higher levels of investment and support

Speaking in Dail Eireann, Independent TD Marian Harkin strongly emphasised to Taoiseach Michael Martin that as a consequence of the city led model of development contained in the National Development Plan (NDP), the Northern and Western Region ...

13 Nov 2021 at 16:06

Sligo

Inflation of food prices and shrinkflation of product sizes crucifying the consumer

“The spiralling inflation in food prices allied to the shrinkflation and contraction of product sizes are a perfect recipe for profiteering.” This was stated by Sligo Leitrim TD Marian Harkin during a Dáil debate on food prices and rising ...

15 May 2023 at 14:53

Arts & Entertainment

TikTok star Eric Roberts weds childhood sweetheart Niamh in stunning ceremony

Donegal TikTok sensation Eric Roberts tied the knot on Monday with childhood sweetheart Niamh. Eric, who hails from Downings, has over 760,000 followers on his social media platforms and he wed Letterkenny native Niamh on Monday. They ...

23 Aug 2023 at 11:15

Local News

Leitrim road is so dangerous one lady will not drive on it

"I travel this road with a tractor on a regular basis and this is an extremely dangerous bit of road," said Cllr Enda Stenson at the most recent Carrick-on-Shannon municipal district meeting. He said that a number of weeks ago, a van ...

18 Feb 2024 at 09:00

Local News

Ballinaglera Health Centre to get a face lift!

Local Fine Gael Councillor Enda McGloin has been informed that the HSE have agreed to award a contract to paint the exterior of the HSE health centre in the Village of Ballinaglera. It is expected that the work will take place in ...

18 Feb 2024 at 16:00

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Badly managed Winter Plan adding to the trolley numbers

The winter crisis in our hospitals is an appalling mess that could have been partly avoided, according to Sligo Leitrim TD, Marian Harkin. Speaking in the Dáil she told Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly that the government ...

19 Jan 2023 at 15:00

Farming & Rural Affairs

Shass Mountain payments welcome but they took too long

Sligo Leitrim TD Marian Harkin has welcomed the news that farmers and landowners affected by the Shass Mountain landslide are to receive compensation payments this week. “I am delighted and relieved that these payments will ...

04 Apr 2023 at 15:30

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Nurses with long Covid-19 feel like they have gone from hero to zero - Harkin

Sligo Leitrim TD Marian Harkin said the imminent termination at the end of March of the special scheme of paid leave for those who suffer from long Covid-19 has had a huge impact on those who contracted it while working at ...

02 Mar 2024 at 09:00

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'Expelling the Israeli ambassador will relegate us to bystanders' says Marian Harkin TD

Speaking during a debate in the Dáil on the situation in Gaza, Marian Harkin TD said that expelling the Israeli ambassador could sideline Ireland and potentially neutralise whatever influence we have. “I cannot support ...

15 Nov 2023 at 16:00

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