Sligo Labour Party Cllr Ann Higgins has backed President Connolly's right to speak out on the Middle East crisis. The President said the conflicts in the region were deliberate assaults on international law. Cllr Higgins believes those who voted for President Connolly would expect her to speak out on such matters

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Two Aurivo co-op shareholders with differing views on the propect of a merger with Dale Farm - the two attended a shareholder information meeting this week. The views of John Gallagher of Tubbercurry and Leo Leydon of Ballinfull

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Ireland is no longer the land of saints and scholars but of criminals and hyprocites - that's the view of Leitrim councillor, Justin Warnock, who's been reacting to Garda warnings of possible increased thefts of home heating oil due to the escalation in oil prices

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The first in a series of shareholder information meetings took place last night to consider the proposed merger between Aurivo Co-Op and Dale Farm. The Chairman of Sligo IFA, Michael O'Dowd, attended as a shareholder, and he says the propsed 30% stake in the new entity for Aurivo seems to make it an 'unequal partnership' and says more information is needed

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Guests are retired lecturer Eamon Fitzpatrick and former Chairman of Sligo IFA Eddie Davitt. Topics include the farmer sit-in protest, the culture of serial objectors, the shaming of those wearing ashes on Ash Wednesday, the cancellation of surgeries at Sligo Hospital and learning the  words of  Amhran naBhfiann at school

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Former Leitrim based Kurdish refugee, Zak Moradi, says he fully supports the actions of the US and Israel in removing Iran's Supreme Ruler whom he has described as 'the butcher of Iran'. Moradi is best known as a star hurler for Co Leitrim, having settled in the county with his family from Iraq

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MEP Ciaran Mullooly claims he has been contacted by dozens of people from the Midlands North West region still stranded in the Middle East and seeking to return home. He has criticisd the Government for not availing of an EU emergency support mechanism to assist with this and says those who have paid €800 for flights home should be reimbursed by the Government

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This week's Panel discuss the clousre of shops in Sligo, the huge jump in fuel and oil prices, the numbers of road fatalities, Trump's Iran attack, how parking affects shopping and an apparent increase in young people embracing religion. Guests are former business owner Dympna Mannion and Tommy Banks

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Midlands North West MEP Maria Walsh has re-emphasised her oppostion to the Mercosur trade deal but believes referring the matter to the European Courts of Justice will create even more uncertainty for farmers. She's been talking about this, gender equality, price gouging in the oil and fuel industry and the Middle  East crisis

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Anna Callaghan from Donegal Town was one of those passengers who returned from the Middle East on a Government chartered flight to Dublin last night. She's been describing the frightening scenes in Dubai in the past few days after her flight home was cancelled after the Iranian conflict

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