Concern over loss of tourist accommodation at Rosses Point raised in Dail
A Sligo Leitrim TD has called on the government to provide Covid-type support schemes for businesses and communities dependent on tourism where the local tourism accommodation has been substantially reduced because it is being used to provide accommodation for refugees. Independent Marian Harkin has called for the appointment of…
Mica homeowners ‘at their wits end’
An Independent TD says people in Donegal are ‘at their wits end’ over delays in implementing the defective blocks act. The legislation went through the various stages of the Houses last year and despite a sense of urgency at the time, it has not yet commenced. Speaking in…
Day services for Older Persons resume in Cliffoney
Day services for Older Persons have resumed in Cliffoney in a new venue. Services previously located in Cliffoney Health Centre are now available three days a week in Cliffoney Hall. Sligo Leader is running the service on behalf of the HSE on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Clients…
Leitrim Councillor asks who’s going to drive you home
The National Transport Authority has confirmed to Ocean FM that they have received 3 applications in Manorhamilton for the Local Area Hackney Pilot Scheme. The initiative will operate on a pre-booked basis, with hackneys able to pick up passengers within a designated area of 7 to 10 kilometres from…
INMO warn that lack of funding for local NOWDOC services is putting people at risk
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling on the HSE to properly fund the NOWDOC service to ensure its safe for patients and staff. The call has been made on behalf of nurses working for the service in Leitrim and Donegal. Despite the public being directed to…
Sligo University Hospital records a large increase in attendance figures over winter period
New figures show that Sligo University Hospital has seen the greatest increase of all hospitals in the country when it comes to attendances with a 68 per cent rise since the winter of 2019/20. Media reports today also claim that seriously ill patients attending three Irish hospitals have…
The Final Whistle podcast 02/02/2023
Remembering Sligo Rovers fanatic and all-round gentleman Sean Dwyer, who died this week – with Jim Gray. Schools success for Summerhill College in gaelic football – and for Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana, in soccer as they both reach big finals. Plus – Mary Power, Cathaoirleach of Drumcliffe/Rosses Point GAA/LGFA Club in…