Sligo/Leitrim TD accuses government of obstructing rural development
Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim Eamon Scanlon has accused the Fine Gael government of obstructing rural development through its “hands-off approach”. Deputy Scanlon was commenting following the launch of Fianna Fáil’s 10 point action plan to address the fodder and farm income crises. Farmers across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have…
Dunkineely post office shuts its doors for the final time
Dunkineely post office in Co Donegal will close down today for good, as the local community continue to battle to retain the service. The postmistress retires from her position, with Dunkineely one of the many post offices around the country earmarked for closure by An Post
Train to be a Surf Instructor
This evening Francie is joined by Collie Mac Pháidín to talk about Donegal ETB’s new fully funded Surf instructor and Beach lifeguard course. This is training course open to anyone who has always fancied working in the outdoors or upskilling if they already do. If you are eligible for welfare…
Bare knuckle boxing world champion given civic reception
World bare knuckle boxing middleweight champion, Jimmy Sweeney, was accorded a civic reception by Sligo County Council last evening, along with local boxing champions, Dean and Jason Clancy. Sweeney says he and his family are honoured by the gesture and insists the sport of bare knuckle fighting is more popular…
People urged to avail of rural services to help deter crime
People in the North West are urged to use their local services to help keep communitities safe. That’s the message from Inspector Padraic Burke of Ballymote Garda Station following a well-attended community engagement meeting in Loftus Hall this week. It included talks by a number of agencies including Muintir na…
Minister for Rural Affairs in Donegal today
Minister Michael Ring is in county Donegal today to announce more funding for rural projects. Donegal Minister Joe McHugh has claimed that €17m has been secured through Minister Ring’s Rural Affairs Department for county Donegal alone in recent months. Donegal Library is to undergo a €2.1million development and more than…
Retailers urged to consider taking over business from Post Offices
Dunkineely Post Office is closing today. It’s part of the national raft of closures where post masters or post mistresses are retiring. The local community has written to An Post to ask them to keep the post office open. Speaking on North West Today, Roger Meehan of the local campaign…