Mayor Gibbons outlines priorities for year ahead
Improving access for those with disabilities as well as pushing the case for the restoration of town councils will be two of Cllr Arthur Gibbons’s priorities as mayor of Sligo during the year ahead. The Sinn Fein councillor was unanimously selected as mayor at this morning’s meeting of councillors from…
Investigation ongoing into prostitution, money laundering in Donegal
A number of searches have been carried out in Donegal, Roscommon and Longford as part of an operation targeting human trafficking, organised prostitution and money laundering. Two women in their 40s and 30s have been arrested on suspicion of organised crime offences. They are being detained at a North Dublin…
McConalogue says CAP deal is ‘good for farm families’
EU farming ministers have accepted the provisional deal struck on Friday in relation to reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. It brings the proposal a step closer to becoming law. According to the EU, the new deal bolsters environmental measures, and also includes provisions to ensure more targeted support for…
Learn from the Starrett family in Donegal, NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winners
Dairy farmers from the north west are encouraged to log on to a virtual event taking place tomorrow (Tuesday). The event will be staged on the Starrett Family farm in Lifford, in Co Donegal. The Starretts were announced as the 2020 National winners of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk…
Sligo GAA manager McEntee planning changes
Sligo football manager Tony McEntee says he and his selectors will use the summer to examine the club scene for players who can help strengthen the current senior panel. He spoke to reporters after Saturday’s 20-point Connacht Championship loss to Mayo. OceanFM Ireland · Sligo GAA boss Tony McEntee planning…
Waterworks in Laghey
Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, is replacing approximately 281 metres of problematic, old water mains in Main Street, Laghey, The pipes were prone to frequent bursts and leakage and caused water supply disruptions for customers in the area. Old cast iron water mains are being replaced…
Concern at rise in Sligo Covid cases as Staines criticises Government caution
County Sligo has now the 12th highest rate of Covid of any county in Ireland, after being the lowest for several months. Meanwhile, Professor Anthony Staines of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group insists a safe easing of restrictions can take place and the Government has failed to plan ahead during…