Up and Running with Claire Ronan
This Week: Aisling Kelly about her new business Sligo oyster experience. Tiffany Bud talks us through her jewellery business. We hear about Wilderness Ireland, a business that started at a kitchen table in Ballisodare and…
Increased VAT rate for hospitality industry should ‘apply only to Dublin’
A Donegal councillor says a proposal to increase the VAT rate should come in only for Dublin. The Government is proposing to increase the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% for businesses selling accommodation. Councillor…
Donegal hotelier says any hike in VAT rate will cost jobs
A Donegal hotelier says any hike in the hotel sector’s 9% VAT rate will affect jobs in the North West. Paul Diver the general manager of the Sandhouse Hotel in Rossnowlagh has been responding to…
Owners of Sligo Park Hotel say Wild Atlantic Way has been key as €3m is invested
The owners of the Sligo Park Hotel say the success of the Wild Atlantic Way has led to the creation of dozens of jobs over the last couple of years. An investment of 2.25 million…
New Supermacs complex opening in Donegal Town on Friday
Donegal Town is set to get another boost tomorrow with the openeing of a new Supermacs in the Town. The €5m complex which includes a restaurant, carvery, coffee shop, convenience store and a petrol station…
Fears north west will be left behind when it comes to high-speed broadband
There are fears that rural areas in north Leitrim and south Donegal could be among those left behind when it comes to the provision of high-speed broadband. That’s after the break-up of the consortium which…
€4.5m upgrade completed at Ireland West Airport
Work has just been completed on Phase One of a fifteen million euro investment in improvements at Ireland West Airport, Knock. For the past 18 months, work totalling a cost of €4.5m has been taking…