Sligo gardai renew appeal for people to be on alert for scam phone calls
Gardai in Sligo/Leitrim have issued a renewed appeal this lunchtime for people to be on the alert for hoax phone calls seeking to hack and get money from accounts. It follows an earlier warning from gardai in Donegal about fake letters trying to get personal and financial details in an…
MacSharry: System for fixed charge penalty notices now in ‘disarray’
The Sligo/Leitrim based Fianna Fail spokesman on Transport says the system for fixed charge penalty notices is now in ‘disarray’ following a legal judgement. Deputy Marc MacSharry is blaming Transport Minister Shane Ross for not acting quickly enough. Earlier this week, a judge ruled that a section of the Road…
Call for Town and Village Scheme to be extended
A Sligo councillor is calling for the extension of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Fine Gael Councillor Thomas Walsh is making the call following the announcement yesterday of grants under the scheme to towns and villages throughout Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. He says the scheme plays a valuable role…
Cross-community hub to be established in Sexton House in Manorhamilton
A new cross-community hub is expected to be completed in Manorhamilton next summer. It will be in the Sexton’s House, beside the Church of Ireland in the town. Work on refurbishing and extending the house is expected to start very soon. It will provide a kitchen/common room, a multi-purpose hall,…
Solicitors may now register as Limited Liability Partnerships
The Sligo-based Senior Vice-President of the Law Society is welcoming the announcement that from today, solicitor partnerships will be able to register as Limited Liability Partnerships. In essence, limited liability gives similar protections to solicitors’ practices as those enjoyed by limited companies. For almost two decades, the Law Society has…
Friday panel discussion.
On the Friday panel this week John Lynch was joined by Blaithin Gallagher, a Green Party National Executive member and a General Election candidate for the next General Election for the Sligo Leitrim North Roscommon South Donegal constituency Independent Councillor in the Ballymote Tubbercurry municipal District, Marie Casserly and Fianna…
Claim: Public transport from Sligo to Dublin being used for purchase of drugs
It’s been claimed drug users in the north west are travelling to Dublin on public transport to buy cheap drugs. That’s according to findings by the North West Drugs and Alcohol Taskforce which, along with Iarnrod Eireann, will be launching their ‘Safe Campaign’ highlighting the importance of a safe and…