Taoiseach: 'There's nothing I would like better right now than a pint in a rural pub in the west of Ireland'
Rural TDs criticised the Taoiseach for keeping ‘wet’ pubs closed.
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Rural TDs criticised the Taoiseach for keeping ‘wet’ pubs closed.
The Green Party’s online convention is taking place today, with the theme ‘Ours For the Making’.
The Government signed off on a €3 billion contract for the NBP last November.
While the boom may be back in Ireland’s cities, not every town and village is reaping the rewards.
300 Broadband Connection Points are due to be set up in GAA clubs, community centres and public libraries.
The exhibition open at the National Museum of Ireland tonight.
An article in The Irish Times has caused controversy for the Green Party leader.
After a tragic shooting in Ballyhaunis, Mayo locals tell TheJournal.ie about their fears around rural crime.
To tackle climate breakdown the two most important areas that Ireland will have to focus on will be transport and agriculture, writes Saoirse McHugh.
Mayo received over 10% of the total money awarded as part of the Clár funding scheme since 2016.
‘It was like having a maid around your house.’
There were heated scenes in the crowd during today’s protest when a farmer rounded on Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill.
The Minister for Transport has also received correspondence praising his approach in recent months.
Cabinet yesterday signed off on the National Broadband Plan.
The plan aims to bring high-speed internet to smaller towns and one-off homes around Ireland.
The CEO of Muintir na Tire said this extension of the text alert scheme is already being trialed and the intention is to roll it out nationally.
A subsidy will be required to make it attractive for drivers to offer the service.
Some people are waiting over 20 weeks to get a date for the driving test.
The majority of requests from clerical officers, who are on the lower end of the civil service pay scale.
Nearly 80 projects have been approved for funding.
The Taoiseach said he would not apologise for an increase in Garda checkpoints around the country.
Government funding of €80,000 has been provided to help with rolling out the digital assist pilot scheme.
A tour of the beautiful and derelict dwellings across the country.
David McRedmond rejected claims that post office closures are an attack on rural Ireland.
The closure affects 25 counties.
Tinder is harder because, unless you’re Karen from Mean Girls, you can’t get with your cousin.
Planning delays have scuppered the plans.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said it isn’t possible to police rural Ireland the same way as Dublin.
Fianna Fáil’s communications spokesman Timmy Dooley had suggested that the procurement process should be halted in order to ‘review’ the tender.
A small village in Co Sligo, reminiscent of many others in Ireland, is fighting back.
Midlands Simon Community’s emergency shelters are running at a deficit of €176,000 a year.
A new ICSA study looks at why agricultural crimes are not being reported to gardaí.
Census figures have revealed the most affluent and deprived areas across the country.
The government’s objective of delivering growth in rural areas still remains a challenge that remains to be overcome.
Éamon Ó Cuív TD made the claim last week.
A number of telecoms companies are bidding for a State contract to bring broadband to 542,000 customers.
Many local businesses are being forced to shut their doors and vital services are diminishing at a fast pace.
The Living Bog Project will see the restoration of 12 raised bog special areas of conservation in seven counties.
Iarnród Éireann says it has to address an annual shortfall of €100 million.
John Moran, the former secretary general at the Department of Finance, has criticised one-off housing in rural Ireland.