The government has announced they are taking applications from now until the end of July 2011 from people interested in getting broadband in rural areas. This is important for a great many people in County Donegal we have several areas … Continue reading
Here are some pictures from my visit to Moville and Carndonagh today. Myself and Cllr Martin Farren, the local Labour councillor, visited Moville Clothing Ltd, an impressive family-run business which has been providing vital employment in the local community for … Continue reading
Here are some pics from our canvass of the Ramelton area at the weekend. We had a large team on board for the day and managed to pay a visit to the country market in the morning. The response from … Continue reading
See attached a selection of pictures from Joan Burton’s visit to Donegal North-East on Friday. As Labour’s deputy leader and highly-respected finance spokesperson,Deputy Burton was delighted to be in the constituency and her visit is indicative of the amount of … Continue reading
Welcome to this week’s e-letter. After months of waiting, we are now at the mouth of the most significant general election in a generation. To date, my team and I have touched upon some 5,000 houses in the constituency through … Continue reading
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Here are some pictures of Pat Rabbitte’s visit to Donegal NE today and yesterday. We were delighted that, despite the rapidly unfolding events in Dail Eireann this week, Pat made the effort to come to the constituency and formally launch my … Continue reading
Health services in Donegal are under fresh threat from new HSE plans to implement cuts of almost e700m across the sector, according to Labour General Election candidate Jimmy Harte. The HSE Service Plan for 2011, published today, plans to implement … Continue reading
Here are some pics taken from last night’s Dail convention in Letterkenny. Chaired by Alan Kelly MEP, it was preceded by some meetings of members of the IFA and ICSA who met with Alan who discussed with them the issues … Continue reading
I was last night formally selected as the Labour Party candidate for Donegal North-East. It is a great feeling and I’m hugely looking forward to the challenge ahead. At a largely attended meeting in Letterkenny, I was officially ratified as the party’s … Continue reading
The new Electoral Register is due to be published next Monday, November 1st. The draft register can be checked during working hours at the local authority offices or county registrar and at public libraries, post offices and Garda stations. The … Continue reading
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