We’re not able to cope anymore – Businessman makes emotional plea to Government on re-opening
Sligo businessman, Michael Farrell, says there is anger, sadness and frustration at the continuing delay in having facilities such as his re-opened. He owns the Five Star Fun children’s activity centre in Grange and says he and all involved just can’t cope anymore with continued closure and that he’s lost…
Donegal Covid-19 figures will be replicated throughout the Country
A Donegal TD has dismissed calls for localised restrictions to be introduced into counties where Covid-19 cases are high. Concern in relation to the incidence rate of Covid-19 figures in Donegal has been expressed by medical experts. The latest figures from the HSE show that the Covid-19 incidence…
Slap in the face for nurses by failing to acknowledge their efforts during the pandemic
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo Drumcliffe Municipal District has accused politicians of ‘giving a slap in the face’ to nurses that work in Sligo University Hospital and Our Lady’s Community Hospital in Manorhamilton by refusing to recognise their efforts during the pandemic. Unions representing healthcare workers say they are…
Excessive environmental demands could threaten Irish family farms
Excessive environmental demands could threaten Irish family farms that’s the warning from a Midlands North West MEP. The EU is in the middle of reforming the Common Agricultural Policy which sets the rules in exchange for subsidies. At the same time, the EU has set a target of cutting…
Waiting times for warmer homes schemes are unacceptable
A Sligo Councillor is raising issues with the waiting time for people availing of the Warmer Home Scheme. A backlog with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) means some are waiting upwards of two years for essential works to be carried out in their home. The…
Donegal Orange Order disappointed at postponement of annual Rossnowlagh Parade
There’ll be no annual Orange Order Parade in Rossnowlagh this weekend, for the second year running, due to Covid. The county lecturer of the Donegal Grand Orange Lodge, Norman Henry, says the tradition of marching and meeting with friends will be badly missed OceanFM Ireland · Donegal Orange Order…
Covid-19 incidence rates on the rise in Donegal
Medical experts have also expressed concern in relation to the incidence rate of Covid-19 figures in Donegal. The latest figures from the HSE show that the Covid-19 incidence rate now stands at 342.4 per 100,000 people for the county, over 100 more than the next highest county. The…