Snow/ice warning issued for Sligo, Leitrm and Donegal
Met Eireann have issued a Status Yellow weather warning for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The warning is for snow and ice in the north west and begins at 3am Friday morning and will remain until 10am the same day. Andrew Doran- Sherlock says some icy stretches are to be expected…
Failure to check goods entering into the North could be breaking international Law
The failure to Check goods travelling from Britain into Northern Ireland is breaking international laws and will sour future talks on the Protocol between the EU and the UK. That’s according to a representative for the Border Communities against Brexit Group. The UK government said it wouldn’t intervene…
Donegal TD calls for investigation into heavy handed tactics by Gardaí.
A Donegal TD is calling on the government to investigate the alleged use of heavy handed tactics by Gardai which were reported to have taken place during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle says the state needs to investigate the claims which surfaced in…
Letterkenny University Hospital second most overcrowded nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital is again the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today. There are 51 patients waiting for beds, made up of 15 in the emergency department and 36 in wards and elsewhere. The most overcrowded hospital is University Hospital Limerick, which has 54 people waiting for beds.…
SIPTU to meet with B Braun Hospicare Management
Meetings will take place next week between SIPTU and B Braun Hospicare Ltd concerning the threatened plant closure in Collooney. SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of the company a week from today (February 10th) to discuss their decision to close the manufacturing facility. The company…
Drug use is destroying the social fabric of Ireland
A major drugs pandemic that is destroying families and communities is currently impacting on every town and village in the north west. A meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in Leitrim on Monday next will hear calls for it to contact the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD to…
Naomh Conaill fined €5000 – but keep 2020 Donegal title
2020 Donegal senior football champions Naomh Conaill have been fined €5,000 for using too many substitutes during the pandemic-delayed county final – but they are allowed to keep their county title. The decision was communicated to the club and beaten finalists Kilcar on Wednesday. Naomh Conaill beat the Towney club…