Coveney Saga drawing focus from Ireland’s role on UN council
Minister for Foreign affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney appeared in front of an Oireachtas committee earlier this week to discuss the controversy surrounding the appointment of Katherine Zappone as UN special envoy for freedom of expression. However, with Ireland acting as president of the UN Security Council for the month…
Outdoor dining grants a boost for Enniscrone, Bundoran and Tobergal Lane in Sligo Town
Nine million euro hasd been allocated to develop 38 outdoor dining locations throughout the country. Almost €95,000 is to go to The Square in Enniscrone, with more than €265,000 for Tobergal Lane in Sligo Town. €137,000 is earmarked for the Port Road in Letterkenny while almost €127,000 is going to…
Commemoration of Twin Towers attack taking place in Ballymote
A commemoration marking the 20th anniversary of the Twin Towers attack in New York will take place this Saturday in Ballymote, Co. Sligo. People are asked to gather at around 1.30pm at the US Civil War Monument which contains a steel beam from the towers. At 1.45pm, the church bells…
Tributes to the late Declan Walsh, founder, CEO of the Neurology Support Centre in Sligo
Tributes are being paid today to Declan Walsh, founder and CEO of the Neurology Support Centre in Sligo, who has died unexpectedly. He founded the centre, located at Molloway Hill beside Sligo University Hospital, after his wife Natalie sustained a life-changing brain condition in 2009 as a result of an…
Awareness campaign would help prevent school Covid spread
The Donegal born General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says a large-scale public awareness campaign would help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in schools: The HSE’s testing and tracing system is under pressure after 28 thousand children presented for PCR tests in the past seven days. Tthe INTO…
Councillor says there’s a need for new honours system in Sligo
There’s been a call for a new system to be introduced in Sligo to honour people with exceptional achievements. Sligo had the prestigious honour known as the Freedom of the Borough but conferring of this is no longer possible because of the abolition under 2014 legislation of the Borough of…
Healy-Rae says ban could cause fuel poverty in rural Ireland
Earlier this week it was announced that a ban on solid fuel would be implemented in Ireland from September next year. While this as a positive move for the environment, Independent Kerry TD, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, told North-West Today that the ban would adversely affect those living in rural Ireland:…