Sligo cllr concerned over speeding on Keash to Ballymote road
A Sligo councillor says there are concerns about speeding vehicles on the Keash road out of Ballymote that leads Boyle. Cllr Dara Mulvey says the road is used by children, parents and the elderly. He points out that although there is a 50 kilometre speed limit in the area, many…
Trolley Figures remain high at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital is among the worst-hit in the country today when it comes to the numbers of patients on trolleys waiting for a bed. There are 34 waiting in the Donegal hospital, while there are 12 patients on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital. Overall throughout the country today, there…
Farmers continue to engage in meat factory protests
Farmers are continuing to protest outside a number of meat processing plants despite yesterday’s High Court injunction. A temporary ban was put in place to prevent farmers picketing outside up to ten factories owned by Dawn Meats and ABP. The ongoing beef dispute is primarily over the prices…
Border Region needs emergency Brexit Fund
Counties such as Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal need to be prioritised with a “Brexit fund” in order to soften the blow from a possible no deal Brexit. That’s according to The British Irish Chamber. They are calling on the Government here to prioritise such a scheme over a rainy…
Nominate a family carer for an award
Family Carers Ireland are calling on friends, family members and health professionals throughout the north west to nominate family carers for the 2019 Carer of the Year Awards. The deadline for nominations is the 26th of September. There are two categories of awards, Carer of the Year, and four Young…
Heartbroken Maxwell family mark 40th anniversary of Mullaghmore attack
The parents of Paul Maxwell, the 15 year old boy murdered in the Mullaghmore bombing of 1979, have spoken of how they’ll never get over what happened to him, and how hard it is to forgive those responsible. They attended the 40th anniversary memorial service in the village yesterday. Also…
Sligo GAA distances itself from social media post
Sligo GAA has issued a statement distancing itself from a social media post that was uploaded to an official GAA account. The county board says the account was accessed illegally. Sligo GAA says on Sunday it became aware an official GAA account was accessed illegally and indecent content was uploaded.…