Questions asked locally over outstanding pledges of accommodation for refugees
Questions are being asked locally over outstanding pledges of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. The issue was raised in the Dail this afternoon by Independent TD Marian Harkin who says there are number of people in the North West who are not getting a sufficient level of engagement after offering…
ASTI General Secretary claims schools “are creaking at the seams”
Recruitment and retention problems means Irish schools are “creaking at the seams”. That’s according to ASTI General Secretary, and former Sligo secondary school teacher, Kieran Christie. The comments were made after new figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act found nearly 14 thousand people who weren’t registered with the…
Tánaiste claims it would take only one Budget for Sinn Fein to wreck economy
The Tánaiste has claimed that it would take Sinn Fein only one Budget to wreck the economy. As the Dail sits for the last time before the mid-term break today, tensions erupted once more between Leo Varadkar and Donegal TD Pearse Doherty. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste…
Pensioner claims priority being given to bus passengers who book online is discriminatory
Noeleen, who is a pensioner, almost didn’t get a seat on the bus from Galway to Sligo last Friday, as priority, she says, is being given to those who book seats online. She feels this system is discriminatory, and makes her reluctant to queue up in future for a bus…
Leitrim Principal warns of staff challenges facing many local schools
A north-west based secondary school principal is warning of major challenges ahead for many schools in the region when it comes to the hiring and retention of teachers and principals. The Teachers Union of Ireland claim 91 per cent of secondary schools have reported difficulties in recruiting teachers in…
Safety measures to be implemented at Laghey by end of next month
It’s been confirmed that some safety measures are to be implemented in Laghey by the end of November. It follows concern locally by the speed some motorists are travelling in the area, with a number of crashes along the stretch over the years. The safety measures are said…
INMO issue stark warning in relation to Hospital overcrowding
Hospital overcrowding this winter could be the worst we’ve ever seen. That’s according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation after 669 patients were left without a bed on Monday. 75 people were waiting on hospital trollies at the two main hospitals in the north west on Monday. …