Investigations continue following the death of a nine year old boy
Gardaí are continuing with their investigations this morning after a boy was found dead at a house in Co Donegal on Monday night. The nine-year-old was found unresponsive in a house in the St Johnston area. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later and…
ISME calls for rapid tapering off of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
A small firms group is calling for a more rapid tapering off of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. ISME says the income support is acting as a significant brake on return to work for many sectors, including hospitality and agriculture. Many hospitality and tourism-related businesses in the counties of…
Harkin, speaking at Mica protest and in Dail, says Sligo must be included in Mica redress scheme
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says Sligo has to be included in any Mica redress scheme. Independent Deputy Marian Harkin says the main focus of the current Mica campaign seems to be on Donegal, Mayo and Clare. But she says as time goes by, it’s emerging more homes in County Sligo are…
Eriksen incident leads to calls for provision of more defibrillators
The Culfadda CPR group in Co Sligo has led the way in training first responders and in providing defibrillators in their local area. The cardiac arrest suffered by Danish footballer Christian Eriksen has led to renewed calls for more such local facilities and more people be trained in CPR …
It’s vital that local airport remains open – Doherty
A Donegal TD has welcomed the news that Aer Lingus has confirmed that it is exploring options around the possibility of being able to run the Public Service Obligation route between Dublin and Donegal. Stobart Air had previously operated the Dublin to Donegal Route but the board recently placed the…
McDermott calls for Labour initiative on land purchases to be considered
A Leitrim Councillor is calling for consideration to be given to a Labour initiative aimed at tackling the housing crisis that is currently impacting local authorities right across the country. The Labour Party’s proposing new legislation which it says could knock tens of thousands of euro off house prices. The…
Renewed questions as site bought three years ago for new Sligo Garda station still lies idle
There are renewed calls for an explanation to be given to the people of Sligo in relation to what is happening to land on the outskirts of Sligo town that was bought for a new garda station. Nothing has since happened in relation to the provision of the new garda…