Gardai attend incident at Carrick Train Station
Carrick on Shannon Train Station was the scene of an incident at the weekend. Iarnród Eireann made the announcement on social media that the 17.10 Connolly/Sligo service was stopped in Carrick-on-Shannon awaiting the arrival of Gardaí last Friday. In a statement today, Gardai confirmed that at the request…
Michael Collins – The Sligo Gaol diaries
On the day of the 100th anniversary of the shooting dead of Michael Collins, historian and former lecturer Phelim Brady has been looking at the contents of Collins’ Sligo Gaol Journal. He continued to keep diaries during the time he spent in Sligo Gaol in April, 1918 OceanFM Ireland…
43 people waiting for a bed in North West today
There were 43 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West hospitals this morning. 26 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 17 were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally, there were 461 people waiting at hospitals across the country today while Cork University Hospital is…
Aughanagh Celtic’s highlighting of exclusion from league ‘unwarranted’ says League Secretary
The Secretary of the Sligo Leitrim and District Soccer League, Noel Kennedy, says he was disappointed with how Aughanagh Celtic publicised the decision to exclude them from the league on social media. The Club say an administrative error led to a delayed application, and the other clubs are now being…
Juvenile arrested for dangerous driving in Enniskillen
A juvenile has been arrested for dangerous driving in Enniskillen. District Support Team and Enniskillen Local Policing Team worked together yesterday during a pursuit of the vehicle. After sighting the vehicle on Wellington Road, Enniskillen the juvenile drove through a red light at Gaol Square then continued on…
Donegal Mountain Rescue introduce two newly qualified members
After a year of intensive training, Donegal Mountain Rescue has graduated two new members. As part of a team training exercise, they also had an assessment day for two of probationary members over the weekend. After a written paper and assessment, the new members were asked to carry…
Major survey finds youths require more services in Bundoran
A survey has revealed that there’s a need for more services aimed at young people in Bundoran. The survey was completed by more than 300 respondents aged between 10 years and 25 years who were asked what kind of amenities and facilities they would like to see created in…