First Donegal electoral area local election candidate debate
The first of two live local election candidate debates involving those running for election in the Donegal electoral area to Donegal County Council. Live from Lough Eske Castle, the line-up includes Barry Sweeny, Diarmuid Doherty, Billy Grimes, Cyril Brennan, Valerie McNulty, Michael McMahon, Philip McGlynn and Michael Naughton
HSE recruitment freeze ‘leaves people in limbo’ says election candidate
A local election candidate says people are being left in limbo by the Health Service Executive’s most recent recruitment freeze. It’s understood the HSE has decided to suspend recruitment for three months due to the “financial pressures in the system” from recruitment last year. According to a letter written by…
Concerns over dangerous junction on Ballisodare to Strandhill Rd
A Sligo cllr says a narrow junction off the main Ballisodare to Strandhill Rd is an accident waiting to happen. The Sinn Fein cllr says there has been minor collisions at the junction onto the Breeogue Road in past but says he fears a more serious crash may occur if…
Canvassing candidates repeatedly hearing about problems with home care, home help
Election candidates out canvassing across the north west region are repeatedly hearing about the difficulties of people in obtaining home help and home care for themselves or their elderly relatives. Earlier this week, the issue arose at a meeting of Leitrim County Council; yesterday it was raised at a meeting…
Sligo ‘entering period of growth’ but financial discipline will remain a necessity
Sligo is entering a period of growth. That’s according to the chief executive of Sligo County Council, Ciaran Hayes. In a report coinciding with the end of the current councillors’ term just before the coming local elections, Mr Hayes said the priority for the next five years will be to…
Call for natural disasters procedures following Donegal gorse fire
There is calls for the Taoiseach and Minister with Responsibility for Defence to outline the procedures in place in the event of future natural disasters following a gorse fire in Donegal. Last month firefighters and locals fought a huge wildfire which scorched hundreds of acres of land in the west…
Sligo County Council to launch disability inclusion this (Thurs) afternoon
Sligo County Council will unveil its disability inclusion plan for the next four years today. The plan sets out a programme of actions to address the difficulties facing those with disabilities in our society. The most recent figures show that 9,577 or 14.6 % of the population of Sligo have…