Nurses’ anger at being charged €100 registration fee
Local nurses and their families have reacted angrily to receiving an annual €100 bill for registration fees. The letter was sent to nurses yesterday by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Aidan, whose wife is a nurse, insists they should not have to pay considering the efforts they’ve made…
Mark Breheny added to Sligo’s management team
Former Sligo footballer Mark Breheny has been added to Tony McEntee’s Sligo management team as a selector. His appointment was confirmed by Sligo GAA on Thursday night. The 39-year-old retired from inter-county football in 2018 after 17 seasons of service to Sligo – but continues to play club football with…
Doherty says retirement age must remain at 65
The pension age won’t be raised to 67 in January. The government is to repeal legislation for two automatic increases in a social welfare bill to be tabled next week. The decision followed calls for the restoration of the pension age to 65. They came last night during a Dail…
Border Brexit group fears we’re facing into the unknown
Business owners fear having to spend Christmas filling out forms and recalculating their prices if Brexit trade talks break down. Negotiations are continuing in London today with less than a month to go before tariffs kick in automatically on New Year’s Eve. The Oireachtas Enterprise committee is meeting today to…
Wintry weather on way to NW in coming days
Higher ground in the north west could be at risk of some snow in the coming days. But although snow is not likely to be heavy, severe frosts and wintry showers are expected. A weather advisory is in effect from from 4pm this afternoon until Friday night with Met Eireann…
Restriction on inter-county travel hitting hotels in north west
A Donegal hotelier is warning that the decision to delay inter-county travel until December 18th will result in more hotels across the north west staying closed, at least temporarily. From Friday, hotels, guesthouses, and B&B’s can open again, but they will have to wait another fortnight before welcoming guests from…
Donegal has highest 14-day Covid figures in NW
Donegal continues to have by far the highest 14-day number of Covid cases in the north west. Figures released yesterday showed the county had 336 cases in the past fortnight. There were 48 in Cavan, 36 in Sligo and four in Leitrim. Donegal had a slight drop in its daily…