Welcoming the speech by UK Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to students at Coventry University, Fine Gael Senator and spokesman on EU Affairs, Neale Richmond, has stated that his stance on Brexit is a sensible departure.

A further €10 million funding for improving local roads will be announced later this month, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael in Government is planning for the Ireland of the future and it is time for opposition TDs and Senators to step up and implement the innovative Project Ireland 2040 plan instead of attempting to delay it for political advantage, Deputy Maria Bailey has said.

The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pat Deering TD, has criticised Fianna Fáil’s cynical attempt to hijack the ongoing IFA and Irish Farmers Journal campaign aimed at seeking a €200 per head suckler cow payment.

The community of Castlebar will miss Brendan Henaghan who passed away this week.

The Minister for Rural & Community Development, Michael Ring TD, has said that the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund is a game changer for rural Ireland.

Fianna Fáil is misrepresenting Project 2040 in an attempt to discredit what is a good plan for rural Ireland, a Fine Gael TD has claimed.

The introduction of a deposit system on plastic bottles could help reduce plastic waste, a Dublin Senator has said.