Higher investment in economy welcome but delivery critical – Sligo Chamber
The Sligo Chamber of Commerce has described Budget 2023 as positive but that delivery is crucial. The principal concerns of Sligo Chamber in advance of the Budget were Energy, Housing, and Talent. The Chambers CEO Aidan Doyle says there are a number of key elements which will be…
Local Councillor raises concerns over hospital waiting times for over-75’s
Over-75’s waited an average of almost 10 hours at emergency departments in the first seven months of this year. Locally the average waiting time at Sligo University Hospital was above the national average with patients having to wait 11.7 hours, while in Letterkenny the time was 7.3 hours. According to…
Sligo’s Luke Bree joins Leitrim coaching team
Former Sligo and St Vincent’s (Dublin) footballer Luke Bree (pictured right) is joining the Leitrim senior football management ticket for 2023 as a coach. Bree, who worked with Anthony Cunningham in Roscommon last season, will now be part of Andy Moran’s backroom team in Leitrim. The Ransboro native won an…
Urgent calls to install safety barrier at junction outside Ballymote
There are fears that someone will be badly injured on a section of road outside Ballymote unless a safety barrier is put in place. The route, roughly 2km outside the village on the Sligo side is at a raised level to a nearby field. There was a crash…
The Budget laid bare – All you need to know
Pierce Maloney of Porter and Co Chartered Accountants in Sligo gives us a comprehensive rundown of Budget 2023, with details on the once-off cost of living measures, taxation, housing and property, business tax, farming, social welfare payments and much more OceanFM Ireland · The Budget laid bare – All…
Free contraception should not have been health budget priority it’s claimed
There are more important things to spend in healthcare for the coming year than extending the availability of free contraception. That’s according to former Sligo-Leitrim General Election candidate, Bernie O’Hara, who insists the Government got its priorities wrong in yesterday’s Budget OceanFM Ireland · Free contraception should not have…
Sligo councillor expresses concern with hospital waiting times for over 75’s
It’s being claimed that the lack of hospital beds and access for patients to a number of services such as out- patient clinics is the main reasons people over the age of 75 are spending considerable periods of time in hospital waiting rooms. Over-75’s waited an average of almost…