Sligo councillor calls for shortage in construction sector to be addressed
A Sligo Councillor is calling on the government to immediately address the number of young people taking up that training to take up positions in the construction sector. Ballymote-Tubbercurry Councillor Paul Taylor has made the calls as it emerges that more than 50,000 construction workers will be required to…
Investigation launched into sudden death of woman in Drumkeerin
Gardaí are investigating the sudden death of a woman in the Drumkeerin area. The woman who was in her 70s was discovered on the Manorhamilton Road, Drumkeerin at around 10:30pm last night. Ambulance services attended the scene and medical treatment was provided to the woman, who was later…
Garda appeal over Christmas crime in North West
An investigation is continuing into a vehicle theft in Ballyshannon. The incident happened Christmas Eve in the upper side of the town shortly before 4pm. The owner left the keys in the ignition and returned to find his van had been taken. It was later located on…
Over 50 public order incidents in Donegal over festive period
It’s been revealed that there were over 50 public order incidents in Donegal over the festive period. Gardai have confirmed that the majority were drink related offences. A significant number of people were arrested as a result and are due before the courts.
HSE Chief of Operations warns of worsening pressure on Ireland’s health system
A local HSE executive has warned that the pressure on the health system is going to get worse before it gets better. HSE Chief of Operations, Sligo’s Damien McCallion, also believes that the situation has not peaked yet. The public are being urged to ‘consider all options’ like injury units,…
Monsignor Richard Mohan fondly remembered by colleagues at Lough Derg
Tributes are being paid today to the former Prior at Lough Derg, Monsignor Richard Mohan Monsignor Mohan died on New Year’s Day following a short illness. He served as Prior of Lough Derg between 1990 and 2013. He first served as a priest on the island in 1974. …
HSE appeal is ‘a sad state of affairs’ says former INMO President
The former president of the INMO has described the HSE’s appeal to people seeking medical care or assessment to consider all options before going to a hospital Emergency Department as a ‘sad state of affairs’. The appeal also comes after a ‘major internal incident’ was declared yesterday at University Hospital…