by Emmet Doyle | Jul 22, 2025 | News
906 families and individuals in Limerick have been served with Notices to Quit from the Housing Department of Limerick City and County Council under the Tenant in Situ Scheme. The Local Authorities have been operating the scheme since 2023. The figures were released...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 21, 2025 | News
Children who are in emergency accommodation for longer than six months should be entitled to counselling. That’s according to Aontú Cllr Sarah Beasley who has submitted a motion to Limerick City and County Councils asking that funding be made available for...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Aontú Mayo TD Paul Lawless has warned that the proposed 30% tariff on EU goods could have devastating consequences for the Irish economy, particularly in regions like Mayo that depend heavily on exports from the medtech and pharmaceutical sectors. “Aontú has...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Aontú Mayo TD Paul Lawless has sharply criticised the proposed changes to the EU’s CAP budget wanting that it represents a serious threat to the future of Irish farming and rural communities. “CAP has been the bedrock of the Irish agriculture since...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Mayo TD Paul Lawless has strongly welcomed the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill, describing it as a crucial step in ending financial discrimination against cancer survivors. Speaking in the Dáil Deputy Lawless said the Bill which gives survivors the right to be forgotten...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 16, 2025 | News
The current proposals by The European Commission surrounding the possible merging of CAP funding with other funds has caused undue stress and worry for farmers at a time when many are literally struggling for their very survival. Aontú Senator Sarah O’ Reilly...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 15, 2025 | News
Aontú TD for Mayo Paul Lawless has warned that the collapse of Ireland’s rural pub trade is accelerating, and urgent Government action is needed before hundreds more pubs shut their doors for good. Deputy Lawless highlighted new figures showing that 135...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 15, 2025 | News
“That ‘free’ bag of drugs will be the costliest thing you will ever get”. That’s the warning to young people from Aontú Senator Sarah O’ Reilly who has spoken of her worry and deep fear for young people when they are out and about socialising in Cavan Monaghan such is...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 15, 2025 | News
Local authorities in Limerick are being urged to support Vintners and businesses in Limerick City and County to play a leading role in a campaign aimed at helping victims of sexual harassment and assault in public places seek help. The “Ask for...
by Emmet Doyle | Jul 9, 2025 | News
The Aontú leader, Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín, has told the Dáil that radiation and chemotherapy treatment targets are being missed around the country, and that people diagnosed in private hospitals are much more likely to survive cancer than those diagnosed in the...