Sean Connor returns to soccer management – in South Africa
Former Sligo Rovers manager Sean Connor is back in football management. He’s been appointed as Technical Director at Cape Town Spurs FC in South Africa. Connor, who’s based in Killybegs, is relocating to Cape Town to join a team who are currently bottom of the South African Premier Division. They…
Significant funding confirmed for North West ETBs
The Minister for Further and Higher Education has confirmed over €360,000 in further education grants for the Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Boards. The allocation, is part of the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund. €207,000 will be allocated to Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB…
Calls for review into local bus services
There’s increasing pressure on both Bus Éireann and Local Link to carry out an urgent review of its services in County Sligo. There’s ongoing concern locally that the timetable in some rural towns and villages is insufficient while Bus Éireann has come under fire over not turning up at times…
Rural Link Conference to examine unique challenges facing rural families
The decline in income of rural families and the challenges they currently face in meeting energy, food and transport costs and what supports are needed to ensure people have an adequate income is expected to dominate the Irish Rural Link Annual Conference and AGM in Moate today. The conference will…
Over 50 waiting at north west hospitals
Sligo University Hospital was the third most overcrowded hospital country today according to figures published by the INMO. The latest trolley watch figures are reporting that there were 31 people waiting on a bed at the facility this morning, 11 of whom were in the emergency department. Elsewhere in the…
Concerns over facilities at Manorhamilton Garda Station
Serious concern has been raised once again over facilities at Manorhamilton Garda Station. The lack of cells to house prisoners in particular has long been flagged as a big issue for the station. There had been hopes that refurbishment works would take place but so far this has not happened.…
Donegal Drugs find may have provided important intelligence about drug smuggling operations at sea.
it’s being reported that Gardai are investigating potential links between two bales of cocaine that washed ashore in Donegal in July and the bales of cocaine recovered from the MV Matthew off the coast of Cork. Earlier this year two plastic-wrapped bales, each reported to contain 60 kilos of…