Gardai investigating suspected child abduction in Donegal
Gardai in Donegal have confirmed that an attempted child abduction took place in Glenties yesterday. Alerts were made and the perpatrator made off. Gardai are investigating the alleged incident and are checking local CCTV footage from the area. Parents have been advised by Gardai to ensure the…
Local Authorities on heightened state of storm alert
In advance of the arrival of Storm Brendan and the expected high tides, Donegal Town Pier was closed yesterday evening and will remain closed until 8 am on Tuesday morning due to a possible risk of flooding A reminder has been issued that cars will not be permitted to…
Warnings issued ahead of Storm Brendan
The first of two status orange wind warnings is in place as Storm Brendan tracks to the north west of the country. Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, the rest of Connacht and All of Connacht, and Kerry have been on alert since five o’clock, and that warning is valid until nine…
Arts House, Sunday, January 12th, 8pm
In this Sunday’s Arts House at 8pm . . . .interviews with Emer McGarry, the new director of The Model in Sligo; with Roisin Egan, a singer and music educator, has just been appointed as Music Generation Development Officer for County Sligo; and with Joe Lowe, chairman of Leitrim Design…
Orange weather alert issued for north west
Met Eireann has issued an Orange weather warning for the north west. The wind warning is for counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal along with Mayo and Galway as Storm Brendan makes its way towards the country. It comes into effect from 7am on Monday and remains in place until midnight,…
Depleted Leitrim hammered by Roscommon
Leitrim’s competitive start to 2020 was a game they will want to forget quickly after holders Roscommon overwhelmed them in Sunday’s Connacht FBD semi-final in Carrick-on-Shannon on a final scoreline of 7-16 to 0-7. Terry Hyland’s side were missing 11 regulars but this only partially explained the 30-point gulf between…
IT Sligo and Letterkenny both enjoy Sigerson wins
IT Sligo produced an impressive display on Sunday at home to University of Limerick to book a place in next weekend’s Sigerson Cup quarter-finals. Benji Drummond’s side beat UL on a final scoreline of 0-8 to 0-5. The key to this Sligo win was their defensive display as, playing a…