74 waiting on hospital beds in north west
Letterkenny University Hospital has the second-highest number of people waiting on hospital beds in the country this morning. There are currently 52 people waiting on a bed. Only University Hospital Limerick has a higher figure of 59. There are 74 people waiting on hospital beds at the two main hospitals…
New freight train service will help reduce carbon emissions
A new freight train service from the North West and West to the South East is set to take 5,000 lorries off the road. The joint venture by Irish Rail and XPO Logistics will haul containers from Ballina to be loaded onto ships at Waterford Port The aim is to…
Urgent changes called for as Donegal ambulance sent to call-out In Tipperary
There’s been a call for an urgent review of the operation of ambulance dispatch in Co Donegal. It was claimed by Cllr Gerry Crawford at this week’s HSE Regional Forum meeting that one Donegal-based ambulance was tasked to a call-out in Tipperary, over 200 miles away OceanFM Ireland ·…
MEP fears Local Employment Service will become a box ticking exercise
The privatisation of Local Employment Services will lead to people being pushed into short-term jobs, which they are unsuitable for, so a profit can be made. That’s the fear of Midlands/North West MEP, Chris MacManus, in response to government proposals to put employment services to tender. The planned Regional Employment…
UPDATE: Further 636 without power in Sligo. 140 premises without power in Sligo and Donegal
636 customers are without power in and around Rathbraughan in Sligo Town this afternoon. It’s due to fault on the line with the ESB expecting power to be restored by 4.45pm today. A further 84 premises are impacted in the Ballytivnan area of Sligo with 5pm being the estimated time…
Jobs losses expected in Drinks Industry
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland are predicting 3,400 job losses across the border counties in the drinks and hospitality sector in the new year. Their analysis says there will be 40,000 fewer jobs nationally with rural areas, women, and young people being impacted the most. DIGI has…
More Mica Protests to take place today
It’s expected that homeowners impacted by Mica will protest outside the gates of Leinster House today. The Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is to make a presentation to the cabinet about the Mica redress scheme, following a meeting in Dublin last night. The Minister met with representatives of…