Arts North West – Allingham Literary Festival, Con Tempo, Yeats Society Festival & more
Graham Henderson of Fairground Attraction fame tells of his new band, Onset, who play The Glens Centre, November 5th and PRO of the Allingham Literary Festival, Tom Sigafoos, gives the lowdown on next week’s events in Ballyshannon. We speak with Ingrid Nicola of the famed Quartet, Con Tempo, which celebrates…
Identity of WW2 soldier buried in Killybegs – New information comes to light
It’s now believed the body of a Canadian World War 2 solider buried in Killybegs is that of a man called Duncan Bell. An appeal had gone out on the North West Today show as to the identity of the man, whose body was washed up in 1941 after his…
Udder-disaster avoided after legen-dairy rescue
An udder-disaster was avoided after a legen-dairy rescue by Bundoran RNLI. The volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked to help at Tullan Strand yesterday just after 4.30pm when a cow was spotted in the surf by a passerby. Rescue Helicopter 118 was also involved in the incident. By using the noise…
New Technological University confirmed for the North West
A new Technological University for the North West has been confirmed today my Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris. Following the successful application by ITSligo, LYIT and GMIT, the multi campus University will encompass eight locations across Sligo, Donegal, Mayo and Galway. This is the fourth such institution to be…
Ballymote must be provided with an ATM
A south Sligo councillor is calling for an ATM to be installed in the Credit Union building in Ballymote. The town now has no 24-hour ATM because of the closure of the Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank branches in the town. The Credit Union is now in…
Cafe worker verbally abused after asking customer for Covid cert
Caitriona works at the Nadur cafe and restaurant in Coolaney, and says she was verbally abused by a customer after asking him for Covid vaccination cert. She’s urged customers to be polite in such circumstances and remember that staff are only doing their jobs and keeping people safe OceanFM…
Manor MD Councillors table joint motion on gold mining
The Six Councillors of Manorhamilton Municipal District of Leitrim County Council have tabled a collective motion for next Monday’s meeting of the local authority calling on the Minister for the Environment, Eamon Ryan TD not to proceed with the issuing of a prospecting Licence for gold in Leitirm. …