News - Martin Kenny
Permanent maintenance boats needed on the Shannon - Kenny
Deputy Martin Kenny made the call to OPW Minister and Longford Westmeath TD Kevin 'Boxer' Moran during statements on flooding matters in the Dail recently.
Jun 6, 2025 13:20
Dáil hears of 'frustration' over permanently solving Roscommon flooding crisis
The rising water levels of Lough Funshinagh have caused devastation over the past decade.
May 30, 2025 17:06
Leitrim needs third-level institution, Dáil hears
Local Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny raised the issue with Further and Higher Education Minister, James Lawless.
May 19, 2025 14:07
Sligo's orthopaedic theatre 'worst' in the country - Kenny
There have been several leaks in the facility in recent years - leading to surgeries being postponed.
May 15, 2025 13:28
Local politicians react to HSE Capital Plan for 2025
Several Shannonside projects feature including the construction of a rehabilitation unit and a replacement adult mental health unit at Roscommon University Hospital.
Apr 9, 2025 15:52
TD raises concerns about Gardaí procedures on alleged sexual assault
The Sligo Leitrim TD has raised concerns on how the Youth Diversion programme is being used.
Apr 3, 2025 13:44
LISTEN: A local man (80s) was refused help after Storm Eowyn - even though he lost freezer contents
Longford-Westmeath TD Sorca Clarke raised the case in the Dáil yesterday.
Apr 2, 2025 13:48
Nearly 600 homecare hours unfilled in Leitrim
The figures have been released in a reply by the HSE to a parliamentary question by local Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny.
Apr 2, 2025 11:08
PODCAST: Leitrim activists meet Forestry Minister Michael Healy-Rae
Over 9,000 people in the county lost electricity in Storm Eowyn in January, and forestry was the main cause.
Mar 25, 2025 13:33
Leitrim people face six-month wait for driving test - Kenny
Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny says the backlog is the longest it has ever been.
Feb 27, 2025 12:56
LISTEN: Over 100 people attend public meeting in Leitrim village, amid concerns over plan for asylum-seeker centre
A public meeting, organised by the local community, took place in St Joseph's Hall in Leitrim Village at 9.30 tonight.
Feb 20, 2025 23:46
Electricity finally restored to all Shannonside properties after Storm Eowyn
There were over 30,000 outages in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon after the unprecedented weather event.
Feb 11, 2025 23:34
Leitrim TD: Three or four weeks before power restored to all
Over 16,000 homes and businesses in the Shannonside region still have no electricity: 800 in Leitrim, 700 in Roscommon and around 1,300 in Longford.
Feb 7, 2025 13:59
Sligo-Leitrim TD condemns government-supporting Independents' attempts to secure Dáil speaking time
New Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy will have to rule on the issue next week.
Jan 17, 2025 13:27Shannonside Newsletter
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