Weather warning extended in North West
A status yellow rain warning has been extended to all of Connacht, Donegal, Cavan, and Longford. It comes into effect at ten o’clock tonight with localised flooding possible. Meanwhile, Met Eireann has also issued a status yellow wind warning for six counties. Strong and gusty winds are…
84 people awaiting admission at North West hospitals
84 people were awaiting admission at the two main North West hospitals this morning. 34 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 50 were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally, the number waiting is 631. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have today called on the HSE…
Donegal hit with another weather warning
A further weather warning has been issued for Donegal. The yellow alert is for heavy rainfall and is set to come into effect at 10pm tonight and will be in place until 8am tomorrow morning. A status yellow rain warning is also in place for six northern counties…
Save Our Beach at Castlegoland Campaign intensifies
The Save Our Beach at Castlegoland Campaign has intensified this week. There is an ongoing dispute over right of way at the beach in Portnoo. Yesterday, a mobile home was placed on the beach as a protest and part of the campaign for restoration of the public vehicular…
Drink driver tries to evade Gardai in Sligo
A motorist has been caught drink driving in the Sligo area. The Sligo Roads Policing Unit were conducting a checkpoint in the early hours of this morning when they observed a vehicle perform a U-Turn, attempting to evade Gardaí. The vehicle was stopped and the driver subsequently failed…
Number of North West rivers to open for Salmon Angling in 2023
A number of rivers in the North West will open for Salmon Angling in 2023. Three rivers in Sligo and nine rivers in the Ballyshannon area have been included in a list of 81 rivers which will be available for salmon and sea trout fishing next year. The…
Bus Éireann reports increased demand on Donegal routes
Bus Éireann has reported a return to pre-Covid passenger levels. For the past number of months, overall road passenger numbers are 15% higher than in 2019. The Expressway Service has seen an increased demand on services with Routes 30 and 32 from Donegal town and Letterkenny to Dublin…