500,000th Covid vaccine administered in the region
The vaccination centres in the West and North West have hit the milestone of delivering 500,000 vaccines since the first vaccination centre opened at the end of February. Paul Hooton is the Saolta Executive Lead for the rollout of the vaccination programme in the West and North West. Today, he…
Switcher.ie finds Sligo the best place to work from home
A new study has found Sligo to be the best place in Ireland in which to work from home. The Yeats County emerged in the top spot in the Switcher.ie remote working index, which looked at towns and cities across the country. Switcher.ie is a website which compares prices and…
Eamonn O’Hara joins Sligo under-20 management team
Eamonn O’Hara has agreed to become a selector with the Sligo under-20 gaelic football team. He will assist manager Dessie Sloyan for the 2022 Connacht Championship campaign. The two were county team-mates for many years during a successful period for Sligo in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Sloyan, who’s…
Lets hear the music and dance
Artists are cautiously welcoming the return of gigs, though some says “it’s too little, too late” for the live events sector. From September 6th, organised indoor events are permitted to 60 percent capacity while outdoor events can allow 75 percent attendance, for those who are vaccinated. Where there…
Dublin mindset of Shane Ross does little for North West youth
A Leitrim Councillor is describing as ‘anti rural’ the suggestion put forward by the former Minister for Transport Shane Ross to ban young people from driving at night. The former Minister says such a move would help to save lives on the nations roads. Leitrim Councillor Padraig…
Major Mica meeting to take place today
A meeting which is being organised by the Donegal Mica 100% Redress No Less campaign group will take place later today. The meeting is being to highlight issues with the current Mica redress scheme before the Defective Blocks Working Group’s talks conclude next month. One of the issues…
Large uptake of vaccinations is allowing restrictions to ease
Public Transport in the North West will return to full capacity from today. It’s the first time full capacity will be restored on buses, trains and trams since the start of the pandemic. The Government have announced almost all Covid-19 restrictions will end on October 22nd. From next Monday,…