Minister John Gormley announced last week that all candidates standing in local elections to be held on June 5th of this year will be subject to spending limits. The move has been welcomed by the majority of candidates contacted by the County Leader. “I would welcome this move by the…

It was good news all round for the North County and our local TD’s recently when two of our political representatives were hailed in a gong show celebrating our country’s politicians. The awards were dished out courtesy of one of our national newspapers, which celebrates some of the great and…