The ongoing exploration is to be welcomed but any finds should be shared with the people notably local farmers and fishermen and the oil companies must cooperate with the different communities to bring renewed vigour and enterprise to the areas. The wealth generated must not be allowed to leave the west coast without first of [...]

Fishing and farming were the primary industries for the people of the Glenties electoral area for generations. Now, however, it is but a memory. The great herring fisheries are a distant memory, the great salmon seasons just gone, and the spectre of unemployment gathering strength, by the day. What can be done to reinvigorate this [...]

Tá bunstructúr macasamhaill leathanbhanda, córas níos fearr soláthar leictreachas, saoráidí calaíochta i dhíobháil agus le chéile beidh muid abálta freastál ar riachtanaisí an phobail.

If you are going to walk a thousand miles the first thing you must do is to take the first step. When I decided to bring the Credit Union movement to the west of the county I gathered a group of dedicated people together in 1971 to be founder members of the Gweedore Credit Union; [...]

More youth services are required to facilitate development and to sustain our young people. We need people to help in this ongoing work. We need a cinema to provide entertainment and more drop in centres. We need suitable entertainment for younger people more youth clubs with professional supports and supervision.