Local medical consultant claims Hospitals are not safe for staff or patients
A Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital has warned that the Healthcare service is facing the perfect storm as a result of the combination of a hugely transmissible variant of Covid-19 and severe overcrowding in a number of Hospitals. Fergal Hickey claims the government made a…
Donegal TD urges government to implement a local authority led housing policy
A Donegal TD says the influx of Ukraine Refuges into Ireland may finally force the government to provide funding to renovate derelict and unoccupied homes across the country. Deputy Thomas Pringle says the government must end the reliance on the private sector to solve the housing crisis The…
St Attracta’s win Connacht junior schoolgirls soccer title
St Attracta’s Tubbercurry are celebrating a schoolgirls FAI Connacht under-17 soccer title following their 3-1 win against Claregalway College in Castlebar on Thursday. It’s a first provincial soccer title for the school. Second-half goals from Ellen Kelleher, Rebecca Doddy and the impressive Pixie O’Hara helped Attracta’s overturn 1-0 first-half deficit.…
Over €224,000 allocated for swimming pools across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
Over €224,000 has been allocated by the government for 21 swimming pools in Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal. €15,000 is going towards Aura Carrick Leisure Centre in Co. Leitrim, €84,000 for eight swimming pools in Co. Sligo and €125,000 for 12 in Co. Donegal. Some of the beneficiaries include Ballyshannon…
Connollys Audi to sponsor golf’s West of Ireland championship
Connollys Audi Sligo have been announced as the new title sponsor of golf’s West of Ireland Golf Championship for 2022. One of the signature events on the Irish golfing calendar returns to its traditional Easter Weekend date at County Sligo Golf Club, from April 15th to 19th. The new Connollys…
Broadcasting Authority rejects complaint made about Ocean FM’s Dr McCloskey interview
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected a compaint submitted regarding an interview on Ocean FM’s North West Today show in relation to Covid regulations. The show had interviewed GP, Dr Anne McCloskey, at a protest event in Sligo Town in January – the event had been organised by the…
Woman resorts to using candles for light and heat due to rising costs
A local grandmother, who says she’s been poor all her life, is now using candles in her home at night time for light and heat, due to the rise in energy and heating costs. She insists there are loads of families now in similar situations, what she calls a ‘vicious…