Sligoman Pat McCann stepping down as CEO of Dalata hotel group
Sligoman Pat McCann is stepping down as CEO of the Dalata hotel group, which he founded in 2007, becoming Ireland’s largest and Britain’s fastest-growing hotel operator. Revenue at the hotel chain fell 68% last year,…
Harkin: Gov’t must get involved in bank closures
Independent Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin says the government should not hide behind the mantra of not having the authority to interfere with commercial business. She pointed out there was no question of not interfering with…
Cllr Taylor: ‘With bank branches closing, now’s time to reopen Gurteen PO’
A south Sligo councillor says that with Bank of Ireland closing its branches in Ballymote and Tubbercurry, now is the time to reopen the post office in Gurteen. In making its announcement yesterday about the…
Fears towns will lose business because of BoI closures
There are fears that towns in which Bank of Ireland branches are closing will lose business to other towns. The branches to be shut include Drumshanbo and Manorhamilton in Leitrim, and Bundoran in Donegal. Sligo…
Bank of Ireland to close branches in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim
Political, business and community leaders throughout the north west are today describing an announcement by Bank of Ireland that it’s to close nine branches in the north west as ‘a devastating blow.’ The branches to…
Donegal tourism makes its case for more supports
The Donegal chairman of the Irish Hotels Federation is hitting out at the government over what he says is the failure to include the hospitality industry in its decision-making in relation to Covid-19. Paul Diver…
Cara’s Quayside pharmacy in Sligo to move to Wine Street outlet
The Cara Pharmacy Group has announced that it is relocating the Cara pharmacy business at Quayside Shopping Centre in Sligo town to the Cara store on nearby Wine Street because of high rent costs. This…