Orange level fire alert issued for this weekend.
Donegal County Council are appealing to everyone to exercise caution this weekend as the Department of Agriculture issues a Condition Orange Fire Warning Risk. The notice applies to all areas where potential fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation exist and remains until 12 noon on Monday…
The Friday Panel, Arthur Gibbons, Marc MacSharry
The latest surge in Covid cases locally, the Ukrainian situation, the cost of living increases, the alleged homophobic insult thrown at Leo Varadkar in the Dail, future Government coalitions and working in Granny Murphy’s are all discussed on The Friday Panel. Guests are Mayor of Sligo Arthur Gibbons and Deputy…
MLA condemns incident as Minister Coveney forced to flee Belfast event
Fermanagh/South Tyrone MLA, Jemma Dolan, has ‘condemned’ those behind a bomb scare in North Belfast where Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney had to be moved to a secure location. A hijacked van was abandoned outside the venue of a peace building event he was attending. A spokesperson…
Local residents unhappy with delays to repair works in Ballinaglera
Concerns are being raised in Ballinaglera when repair works on local roads and infrastructure damaged by flooding last August will commence. Funding to the value of 155,000 has been earmarked by the OPW for repair works to take place in the Leitrim village. It’s understood that procurement works…
Survey shows high level of smokers among Sligo’s third-level student population
38% of smokers attending a third level college in Sligo are smokers, according to the results of a new survey. The survey was conducted by St. Angela’s College students, Sarah McGuire and Maria Gallagher, who are on work placement with Junior Minister Frank Feighan and will now present the findings…
Donegal TD links increase of Covid cases with the removal of restrictions
A Donegal TD is calling on the government to address the pressure that Healthcare workers are currently under with the latest surge in Covid-19 cases. Deputy Thomas Pringle says Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals are among the hospitals being impacted. The Independent deputy claims there is a link…
Proposal to open up all our bogs to deal with increases in heating costs
Former Sligo councillor, Brian Scanlon, has proposed the opening up of all Irish bogs and the removal of all turf-cutting restrictions to deal with the huge rise in cost of fuel. He says emergency measures are needed to deal with emergency situations OceanFM Ireland · Proposal to open up…