Walk-in centres for booster jab open next week
Walk-in vaccine centres for booster jabs will be open next week in Sligo and Leitrim. Those between 60 and 69 and healthcare workers are eligible to receive the jab at the Racecourse in Sligo or at the Primary Care Centre in Carrick on Shannon. Sligo Racecourse will offer the booster…
Hazelwood fully reopened following biodiversity works
Hazelwood has fully reopened after certain paths were closed by Coillte to clear invasive species. Over €200,000 has been invested this year for a range of biodiversity works that have been taking place since the summer. Operations Manager for the project is Karen Woods. She says dozens of hectares of…
Latest 14 Day Incidence Rate of Covid-19
1 in 56 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks in one local electoral area in the region. There has been a noticeable change in the 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 population across the north west. As of Monday the 22nd of November, the Manorhamilton…
RNLI advise people to stay away from the water ahead of Storm Arwen
The RNLI are advising people to stay away from the water during Storm Arwen. A Status Yellow warning for high winds has been issued for Donegal and a seperate one for Sligo and Mayo ahead of Storm Arwen. The warnings are valid from 3pm this afternoon with Met Eireann predicting…
TD says there can be ‘no last minute obstacles’ for Mica redress scheme
A Government TD says the Mica redress scheme can have no ‘last minute inserts or obstacles’ that will deem it ‘unworkable’. Speaking in the Dail with Minister of State with Responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, Donegal Deputy, Joe McHugh, says homeowners need to be at the centre…
Adelaide Street closed between John Street and Ted Nealon Road.
Sligo County Council have activated a full road closure of both lanes of Adelaide Street between John Street and Ted Nealon Road. The stretch of road is closed due to what has been described as ‘dangerous conditions’ Motorists in Sligo are being warned that there may be delays…
Pringle backs moves to remove religious influence from sex education
A Donegal TD says sex education in Irish schools should be fact based and free from any religious influence. Independent Deputy, Thomas Pringle made the comments in the Dáil in support of the Social Democrat’s Sex Education Bill which aims standardise sex education in schools. The Donegal TD…