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An Taoiseach Enda Kenny is after coming through one of the most testing weeks of his leadership of the country with the publication of the Heads of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill on Tuesday evening. Kenny faced a tough task of bringing the members of the parliamentary party behind him on such a sensitive topic. But reports of a meeting of the party placed them firmly behind him in the majority.

Longford/Westmeath Senator Nicky McFadden has said the backing received by an Oireachtas Committee in relation to the protection of the pensions of farm spouses is a welcome reprieve during these “dark days of assault by the Government on rural Ireland”.

Longford/Westmeath Senator Nicky McFadden has said the backing received by an Oireachtas Committee in relation to the protection of the pensions of farm spouses is a welcome reprieve during these “dark days of assault by the Government on rural Ireland”.

A case against one of the partners in musical duo Foster and Allen for not filing tax returns was dismissed in the District Court this week (March 24) after a judge accepted the letter of compliance Mr Tony Allen received from his accountant Paddy Russell on Revenue Commissioner-headed paper was “a forgery”.

To tamper with the allocation of special needs assistants in the middle of the school year was unfair, unacceptable, and totally disruptive to the running of a school, Beverley Flynn TD told the Oireachtas Committee on Education on Thursday last.

The summer-long stand off between the elected members of Mayo County Council and Minister for Environment John Gormley will once again raise its head this coming Monday. In adjourning the monthly meeting of the council last Monday, the members agreed to hold a special meeting to discuss the devlopment plan issue this coming Monday September 15 at 2pm.

The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has asked the delegation from Mayo County Council who will be giving a presentation to the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Local Government next week to meet with him. Fianna Fáil Cllr Al McDonnell revealed the news to a special meeting of the council this week while discussing the presentation the delegation will make to the committee. Cllr McDonnell told the meeting that “just a few minutes ago Minister Éamon Ó Cuiv asked that that members of our delegation meet with him as soon as we are finished giving our presentation to the joint committee”. He continued saying that “he has been a good friend to Mayo, while we have been trying to develop the county there were others trying to stop us.”

Ballina Town Council could be on a collision course with the Department of the Environment they were warned when they amended the town development plan this week.

Earlier this week, Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty gave a presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on his new report on redevelopment in the west, entitled Awakening the West.

Green Party TD and spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and TD for Carlow/Kilkenny, Mary White, has said major issues concerning the Irish retail industry will have to be addressed over the coming months in a balanced way which sustains communities and the industry.