North west first time buyers not availing of lucrative housing related tax relief
Hundreds of would be home owners in the north west are missing out on lucrative housing related tax relief. That’s according to a recent Taxpayer sentiment survey which found that 57% of people do not…
Compensation culture needs to be addressed
The judiciary is “letting the whole country down” in the way it handles compensation cases, according to the founder of Supermacs. Pat McDonagh believes the current system is not working. He wants a greater sense…
Up and Running – 1st June 2019
This Week: Claire is in Ballyshannon talking to some new businesses that have opened up recently. Shelly Mathews from ‘Shelley’s Cakes and Bakes’ shares her story with us. We then meet with Gary O’Brien in…
Major agile innovation event planned for Sligo
Enterprise Ireland in Sligo are holding an Agile Innovation Event on Thursday next in the Radisson hotel in Sligo. The event will run from 8:30 am to 12 noon. Its aim is to respond…
Government urged not to try & buy upcoming elections
The leader of the Labour Party has accused the Taoiseach of playing ‘a dangerous game’ with the public finances. Speaking in the run up to Friday’s local and European elections, Brendan Howlin is accusing…
Up and Running – May 18th 2019
This week Claire visited beautiful Bundoran to chat with some local business……. The Burrito Bar ‘Burro Burro’ owned by Haib Fondera. The BMS Gym in the Retail Park where Claire caught up with Lorraine Smyth.…
South and West Sligo Tourism launch new ‘hidden gems’ booklet
A new brochure highlighting South and West Sligo’s ‘Hidden Gems’ has been published. An updated version is released each year with this being the 3rd years it’s in circulation. The launch took place in Keash…