The Xchange 2017 business conference is taking place in Sligo today
The Xchange 2017 is taking place in Sligo today. The Xchange is a business conference that is being held in the Radisson Blue Hotel Sligo today and tomorrrow, Friday. The two event is for businesses…
Budget 2018: Donegal hotelier calls for government to retain VAT rate
A Donegal hotelier says hotels and guesthouses in the county are being particularly hit by Brexit. Paul Diver, chairman of the Donegal branch of the Irish Hotels Federation, says uncertainty about Brexit poses a real…
Budget 2018: Fears an increase in cost of cigarettes will fuel illegal trading
Retailers Against Smuggling say putting up the price of cigarettes in the budget will contribute to illegal trading in the border area. A recent survey shows that nearly half of retailers in the border counties…
Podiatrists hold ‘summit’ in Sligo
Over 200 people arrived in Sligo last Friday for the Firefly Summit which is a gathering of podiatrists from across Europe. Podiatry is the study and diagnosis of disorders with the lower parts of…
Sligo councillors want their county to benefit from Knock Airport zone
Sligo councillors want to ensure their county benefits from new plans for Ireland West International Airport at Knock, Co Mayo. They say a special development zone being set up by Mayo County Council around the…
Lissadell owner says Sligo can become the ‘Killarney’ of the North West
The owners of Lissadell House say that Sligo has the potential to become the ‘Killarney’ of the North West. Constance Cassidy and Eddie Walsh own the historic house at Lissadell which of course is the…
Renewable energy, tourism and creative sector in the West can create more jobs
The head of the Western Development Comission says renewable energy is an area the West of Ireland needs to look more seriously at in order to develop the local economy. The first meeting of the…