34 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital
There were 34 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital this morning. According to the INMOs trolley watch report there were 21 people waiting on trolleys in its ED while a further 13 were waiting on wards or in overflow areas. Limerick University Hospital was the…
Voting underway in North election
Voting is under way in what could be an historic election in the North. The Stormont Assembly elections are taking place against the backdrop of unionist divisions over the Brexit protocol. Opinion polls show Sinn Fein are set to be the largest party when the votes are counted…
Local TD says ‘an emergency situation’ now exists at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo Leitrim TD has described the situation at Sligo University Hospital as an emergency and is calling for urgent Government intervention. Yesterday, there were 50 people waiting for a bed at the facility and comes as the second day of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations Annual Delegate…
Sinn Féin likely to top the polls in Stormont elections
People in Northern Ireland are taking to the polls today to elect a new Stormont Assembly. Sinn Féin is expected to comfortably be the largest party in Northern Ireland for the first time. Voting commenced at 7am and will last until 10pm tonight as Northern Ireland votes to…
Donegal walkers to fundraise in local region today
Communities along the North West are being encouraged to show their support to a group of Donegal men who are walking from Mizen to Malin. The group are taking on the challenge in aid of two charities Pieta House Pieta House and Insight Inishowen. They’re currently walking along…
MacSharry in fiery exchanges with Robert Watt at Oireachtas hearing
There were fiery exchanges at today’s Oireachtas Health Committee meeting between Fianna Fail Deputy, Marc MacSharry and the Department of Health, Secretary, Robert Watt. Mr Watt had told the hearing that they were ‘bounced into’ announcing the secondment of Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College before they…
Leitrim student selected on Ireland chess team
Manorhamilton’s Eibhia Ní Mhuireagáin has been selected as part of the Ireland senior women’s chess team for this summer’s Chess Olympiad in India. Ní Mhuireagáin, a sports scholarship student at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo, is studying International Marketing and Sales there. The 2022 Olympiad will take place in Chennai,…