Treasure Leitrim to demonstrate outside Eamon Ryan’s Sligo meeting
Green Party leader and Minister Eamon Ryan is to address a town-hall style meeting in Sligo this evening, at which he will outline his party’s achievements in Government and policy on a range of issues. The Treasure Leitrim group say they will demonstrate outside on the issue of the Minister…
Donegal TD renews calls for supports for struggling mortgage holders
A Donegal TD is renewing calls for targeted supports to be introduced for struggling mortgage holders. It comes as tracker mortgage holders are set to see their repayment costs going up from today. The European Central Bank is to up its interest rates again – with an official…
Leitrim councillor warns that strike action by Local Authority workers must be avoided
A Leitrim Councillor has called for every action to be taken to avoid a summer of disruption after the Fórsa Members of the Local authorities voted in favour of industrial action up to and including strike action. The union, which represents more than 10,000 local government and services workers,…
Sligo Councillor calls for extra resources for St Angela’s College and Letterkenny to train additional nurses
A member of the Regional Health Forum West says it’s vital that as many of the new 854 nursing posts that are being created will be based in the north west. The Health Minister has today announced a 25 million euro investment to boost staffing levels in the country’s…
Outrage after latest fly-tipping incident in North West
There are further calls for CCTV to be established at beauty spots in the North West after yet another fly tipping incident in Donegal. A number items including a chair and a strimmer were found dumped near Muckish Grotto in recent days. Cllr Michael McClafferty says while he…
Record-breaking cruise ships set to dock in Killybegs this summer
It’s been confirmed that record-breaking liners are set to cruise into Killybegs over the summer months. In total 28 cruise ships are set to dock at the port this summer. Beginning on the 16th of May, the 294 metre long Norwegian Star will make the first of four…
60 people awaiting admission to North West hospitals
There were 60 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning. 34 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 26 were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally, there were 594 admitted patients awaiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch…