Killybegs Coast Guard attend incident close to local harbour
Killybegs Coast Guard were tasked to assist a vessel that had gotten into difficulty near the harbour yesterday. The alarm was raised at 9.40am with the team attending a 75 meter vessel which was taking water on board via the hull. The team went aboard the vessel with a…
Landlords being demonised says local auctioneer as he opposes extension of evictions ban
Landlords will continue to leave the market if there is to be an extension by Government to the evictions ban. Tommy Breheny of the Oates Breheny Group says he believes landlords are being unfairly demonised in the current debate over homelessness and most involved are small landlords OceanFM Ireland…
Bundoran’s Waterworld to reopen for 2023
It has been announced that Waterworld in Bundoran will reopen for the 2023 season on Monday, April 3rd at 11am. The popular indoor waterpark will be open for the duration of the Easter break. This year will see the opening of a Waterworld shop and seating area at the facility.…
PRO of Donegal Ladies GAA urges removal of new transgender policy
The PRO of the Donegal Ladies GAA Board, Danielle Loughrey, has outlined in detail why she’s opposed to the new LGFA policy which would allow transgender girls and women play Gaelic football. She insists there was no widespread consultation on the matter and ‘up to 90%’ of those associated with…
Just four pubs in North West to be converted into houses
53 vacant pubs will now be developed for housing. Of these, just four are located in the North West with none in the pipeline for Sligo. Figures from the Department of Housing show they will provide a total of 169 homes. Minister Darragh O’Brien says in recent…
Donegal Town native appointed Archdeacon of Armagh
Donegal Town native Reverend Canon Peter Thompson has been appointed Archdeacon of Armagh. A son of Valerie and the late Alrick who owned the former Thompson’s drapery shop, Canon Thompson takes up the appointment with immediate effect. Canon Thompson previously was Associate Professor of Theology in Applied Theology at Pestalozzi…
Emotional occasion as Ukrainians in Sligo mark anniversary of war
The first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was marked by the Ukrainian community at an event in the Peace Park in Sligo last Friday evening – at which families told of the desperate attempts to leave the country when war broke out, and of their desire to return…