Kenny calls for knives to be handed over to sate
A Sligo Leitrim TD is encouraging the owners of knives to hand them over to the state. Over 1,000 people have been convicted of possessing a knife over the past two years. 476 people were found guilty last year, and 570 in 2019. The 16 per cent…
Norma Foley – Irish society has a ‘burden of responsibility’ to ensure schools can reopen
Ahead of children from the north west returning to schools on Monday next the Education Minister says Irish society has a ‘burden of responsibility’ to ensure schools can reopen as planned. Preparations are continuing this weekend to allow over 300,000 students to go to class on Monday, for…
Major drugs seizure in Roscommon
Gardaí in Roscommon have seized an estimated €123,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis herb and arrested a man following a search operation carried out under Operation Tara in Roscommon. At approximately 10p.m. last night, Gardaí carried out a search under warrant at a property on the Lanesboro Road in…
Over 50 additional cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the north west
The Department of health has confirmed there has been 29 additional deaths from Covid-19. 776 new cases have also been confirmed. Locally there were 48 new cases in Donegal, 5 in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim. Across the Country there are 574 people receiving treatment…
Agriculture Minister established new Seafood Sector Taskforce
Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue has today announced a new Seafood Sector Taskforce. The Donegal TD says the taskforce is aimed at making recommendations to his Department in relation to fishing quotas, the fishing industry in general and on coastal communities that depend on fisheries. There will be a reduction…
The Friday Panel, Padraig Fallon, Sean McDermott
This week’s Friday Panel is an All-Leitrim affair, Cllrs Padraig Fallon and Sean McDermott discuss the issues, which include one-off housing in the county, Living with Covid plan, the latest political poll outcome, broadband, and what they miss most during lockdown OceanFM Ireland · The Friday Panel, Padraig Fallon,…
Non hospital healthcare staff in Sligo being vaccinated from this week
Healthcare staff across Sligo are being vaccinated at the newly established Vaccination Centre in the Knocknarea Arena at IT Sligo from this week. The majority of frontline workers in hospitals have received their first and second dose but thousands of workers not in hospitals are to receive their doses. Minister…