Fergal Nealon, son of former TD Ted, seeks FG nomination to stand in Sligo Co Co elections
The son of former Sligo-Leitrim Fine Gael TD, Ted Nealon, is seeking a FG nomination to stand in June’s elections to Sligo County Council. Fergal Nealon will stand as a candidate at the Sligo-Strandhill convention which takes place next week
Local TD urges government to tackle antisocial behaviour’ on public transport
A Sligo Leitrim TD is warning that unless the government tackle anti-social behaviour on trains the general public will continue to be fearful to use the service. There were almost a thousand incidents of anti-social behaviour on trains last year. That’s a 54 per cent increase on the…
Agriculture Minister & NI counterpart to meet in Donegal today
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue is meeting his Northern Ireland counterpart in Donegal today. Minister McConalogue and Minister of Agriculture in the North Andrew Muir are today hosting a joint event in Co. Donegal to mark the registration of ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ as an all-island protected geographical indication (PGI).…
Traffic information for Bundoran 10 run event
The 2024 Bundoran 10 run event is getting underway this weekend. The event is starting with a 5k run on Friday evening before the 10 mile on Saturday. As a result, there will be a number of traffic diversions in and around the town. Runners will start from outside Waterworld…
Enniscrone Post Office temporarily closed
Enniscrone Post Office is closed today and is like to remain so for a number of days. In the interim payments from the Department of Social Protection will be available from Ballina post office after 12pm today. Others services can be accessed from Ballina and other local post…
Coola’s All-Ireland soccer final fixed for next Friday
The FAI has confirmed that Coola Post Primary School’s All-Ireland U17 national cup final against Coláiste Mhuirre of Askeaten (Limerick) will be played next Friday, March 8th at Athlone Town FC. Kick-off will be at 1pm. Coola reached the final thanks to an impressive 4-0 victory over Ulster champions Pobalscoil…
Traffic management plan needed for the Rock in Ballyshannon
There’s further calls for a traffic management plan at the Rock Ballyshannon. The area is home to Fr. Tierney Park and a number of other amenities however the route is said to be too narrow to cope with the large amount of traffic at certain times. With the…