# rural-ireland - Tuesday 26 April, 2022
# Fossil Fuels
The government insists there is no outright ban and that there are exemptions to the regulations. Several coalition TDs have expressed concern about what the rules would mean for rural areas. Sinn Fein calls the new rules "unfair and unworkable".
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Turf Wars
# Turf Wars
Concerns were raised about turf not being available for sale in shops, particularly given the energy crisis and rising inflation.
# rural-ireland - Thursday 27 January, 2022
# WiFi
# WiFi
National Broadband Ireland told an Oireachtas committee that issues have arisen with the rollout that are “beyond our direct control”.
# rural-ireland - Thursday 6 January, 2022
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
The aim of the funding is to target dereliction in towns and villages in rural Ireland.
# rural-ireland - Sunday 25 July, 2021
# Road To Nowhere
# Road To Nowhere
“We continue to build more roads and widen more roads and the congestion doesn’t improve the traffic, it just fills the extra space that’s created.”
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# CLIMATE ACTION BILL
# CLIMATE ACTION BILL
TDs from the Rural Independent Group have criticised the bill, accusing the government of ignoring the people of rural Ireland.
# rural-ireland - Monday 29 March, 2021
# Rural Future
Plans for 400 remote working facilities throughout Ireland Financial supports in Budget 2022 to encourage people to live in rural areas A pilot scheme to use of rural pubs as community spaces
# rural-ireland - Monday 1 March, 2021
# Shuttered
# Shuttered
Unions have also asked the bank to halt the decision.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 2 December, 2020
# Time Please
# Time Please
Rural TDs criticised the Taoiseach for keeping ‘wet’ pubs closed.
# rural-ireland - Saturday 3 October, 2020
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
The Green Party’s online convention is taking place today, with the theme ‘Ours For the Making’.
# rural-ireland - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# NBP
# NBP
The Government signed off on a €3 billion contract for the NBP last November.
# rural-ireland - Friday 7 February, 2020
# Investment Needed
# Investment Needed
While the boom may be back in Ireland’s cities, not every town and village is reaping the rewards.
# rural-ireland - Thursday 16 January, 2020
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
300 Broadband Connection Points are due to be set up in GAA clubs, community centres and public libraries.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
The exhibition open at the National Museum of Ireland tonight.
# rural-ireland - Friday 11 October, 2019
# Car Pooling
# Car Pooling
An article in The Irish Times has caused controversy for the Green Party leader.
# rural-ireland - Friday 20 September, 2019
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
After a tragic shooting in Ballyhaunis, Mayo locals tell TheJournal.ie about their fears around rural crime.
# rural-ireland - Sunday 15 September, 2019
# Column
# Column
To tackle climate breakdown the two most important areas that Ireland will have to focus on will be transport and agriculture, writes Saoirse McHugh.
# Clár Funding
# Clár Funding
Mayo received over 10% of the total money awarded as part of the Clár funding scheme since 2016.
# rural-ireland - Sunday 28 July, 2019
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
‘It was like having a maid around your house.’
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 10 July, 2019
# Farmers Fight Back
# Farmers Fight Back
There were heated scenes in the crowd during today’s protest when a farmer rounded on Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill.
# rural-ireland - Saturday 8 June, 2019
# Drink Driving
# Drink Driving
The Minister for Transport has also received correspondence praising his approach in recent months.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 8 May, 2019
# National Broadband Plan
# National Broadband Plan
Cabinet yesterday signed off on the National Broadband Plan.
# rural-ireland - Friday 26 April, 2019
# WiFi
# WiFi
The plan aims to bring high-speed internet to smaller towns and one-off homes around Ireland.
# rural-ireland - Thursday 28 March, 2019
# Cairde
# Cairde
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.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
# Taxi Service
# Taxi Service
A subsidy will be required to make it attractive for drivers to offer the service.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
# Learner Driver
# Learner Driver
Some people are waiting over 20 weeks to get a date for the driving test.
# rural-ireland - Saturday 12 January, 2019
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The majority of requests from clerical officers, who are on the lower end of the civil service pay scale.
# rural-ireland - Tuesday 8 January, 2019
# Tourism
# Tourism
Nearly 80 projects have been approved for funding.
# rural-ireland - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
# Drink Driving Laws
# Drink Driving Laws
The Taoiseach said he would not apologise for an increase in Garda checkpoints around the country.
# rural-ireland - Monday 1 October, 2018
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
Government funding of €80,000 has been provided to help with rolling out the digital assist pilot scheme.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
# Snapshot
# Snapshot
A tour of the beautiful and derelict dwellings across the country.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
David McRedmond rejected claims that post office closures are an attack on rural Ireland.
# rural-ireland - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
The closure affects 25 counties.
# rural-ireland - Friday 15 June, 2018
# Culchie And Proud
From The Daily Edge
# Culchie And Proud
Tinder is harder because, unless you’re Karen from Mean Girls, you can’t get with your cousin.
# rural-ireland - Thursday 10 May, 2018
# Hammer Blow
# Hammer Blow
Planning delays have scuppered the plans.
# rural-ireland - Sunday 11 March, 2018
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said it isn’t possible to police rural Ireland the same way as Dublin.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
# Not Happening
# Not Happening
Fianna Fáil’s communications spokesman Timmy Dooley had suggested that the procurement process should be halted in order to ‘review’ the tender.
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
A small village in Co Sligo, reminiscent of many others in Ireland, is fighting back.
# rural-ireland - Wednesday 29 November, 2017
# Rural Ireland
# Rural Ireland
Midlands Simon Community’s emergency shelters are running at a deficit of €176,000 a year.
# rural-ireland - Thursday 9 November, 2017
# Rural Crime
# Rural Crime
A new ICSA study looks at why agricultural crimes are not being reported to gardaí.
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