Widespread shock expressed by local politicians to HSE hospital bed allocation
It’s being reported today that none of the 162 additional beds are being created in hospitals this year will be allocated to Saolta Hospital Group which includes Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. The Irish times claim that the HSE has disclosed to them under freedom of information figures that…
Local auctioneer says forestry interest is keeping land prices high
National farmland prices are forecast to rise by 8 per cent on average this year. That’s according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland/Teagasc annual agricultural land market report. The report has found that the price of land across the north west is ranging from 12,143 per acre…
Lives will be lost unless action is taken on the number of wild deer – Cllr McDermott
A Leitrim Councillor is issuing a stark warning that somebody will lose their life or will be seriously injured in a road traffic collision unless the number of wild deer is addressed in the north Leitrim area. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott says concerns in the area are increasing…
The Final Whistle podcast 27/03/2023
Tony McEntee on the bigger picture for Sligo Sligo’s ‘Kerrygold’ Pat Spillane Strandhill’s National Surf Centre among Awards hopefuls in Dublin Donegal’s Nora Stapleton on helping teenage girls enjoy physical activity Plus – we needyour old sports shoes… OceanFM Ireland · The Final Whistle podcast 27/03/2023 The Final Whistle is…
Sligo heading to Salthill for All-Ireland U20 semi-final
Sligo’s All-Ireland under-20 football semi-final against Kerry has been fixed for Saturday week, May 6th, at Pearse Stadium in Salthill with a 4:45 throw-in. The second semi-final between Down and Kildare will be later that evening in Parnell Park in Dublin at 7pm. Down booked their place in the last…
Expansion of Sligo creche to create 25 new jobs
The CEO of Bridgestock Childcare is looking forward to the expansion project of a creche in Sligo town. A new €1.1m purpose-built childcare facility will open in Sligo this summer with the creation of up to 25 jobs for Early Years Educators. Cre8ive Corner Creche is currently under construction by…
Psychiatric assessment completed on Yousef Palani
It’s being reported that a psychiatric assessment has been received this week for the man charged with murdering two men and attempting to murder a third in Sligo last year. Yousef Palani with an address of Markievicz Heights in Sligo is charged with the murder of Aidan Moffitt at…