55 patients waiting for a bed in north west hospitals
The north west’s two main hospitals are among the worst hit today when it comes to patients waiting for beds today. 28 patients are waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital, 10 of whom were in the emergency department this morning. 27 are waiting in Sligo University Hospital, with 20 in the…
Donegal man sells ram for record price
A Donegal man has sold a ram for €44,000 – the largest amount ever paid for a male sheep at a sale in Ireland. The record-breaking ram turned heads when it went on sale in Blessington Mart in Wicklow. The seven-month-old Suffolk ram was sold by Richard Thompson, a farmer…
Decrease in 14 day rate in Co. Donegal
The 14 day rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 population has fallen in the past week in Co. Donegal, however, there has been an increase in both Sligo and Leitrim. The latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre shows the rate in Co. Donegal is 795.9, down from 972.4 last…
Collooney traveller families living in caravans appeal for council housing
The grandmother of a 9 year old child with severe autism has appealed to Sligo County Council to provide local authority housing for her family so she has the basic facilities she needs and deserves. The sons of Kathleen McGinley and their families, members of the travelling community, have lived…
Ballyshannon return for Olympian Mona
Olympic swimmer, Mona McSharry, will be welcomed to her home Marlins swimming club in Ballyshannon this evening, after her Tokyo exploits. She’s due to arrive there at 7.15pm, while a separate, joint homecoming event in Grange for Mona and Chris O’Donnell, may take place over the weekend, as Cllr Donal…
Review of speed limits of rural roads in Sligo to take place
A Sligo Councillor says the local authority are to conduct a review of roads in the county over the next two years as he feels some rural roads have speed limits that are too high for the route. Fine Gael Councillor, Thomas Walsh cites a recent survey by the Road…
N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin road project to open this month
The N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin dual carriageway is set to open to traffic by the third or fourth week of August with the official opening planned for late September. The €80m construction project is one of the largest of it’s kind in the country that aims to make the route…