Bring your animals to the mart now, farmers advised
Farmers in the north west are advised to avail of the current high prices for cattle and sheep. They are also being urged to show their livestock at the regions marts, despite the sales being…
AbbVie film highlights attractions of working in NW
IT Sligo has welcomed a new video highlighting the work and life opportunities offered in the north west of Ireland. The video has been made by AbbVie, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies and…
28 Garda trainees, reserves coming to help out in NW
Twenty-eight extra gardai are coming to the north west to support the policing of Level 5 restrictions. It follows reports earlier this week of more than 70 gardai in the region off work due to…
Feighan says progress being made in battle against Covid
The Junior Minister for Health and Sligo/Leitrim TD Frank Feighan says progress is being made in the fight against Covid-19. That’s despite a record figure of 93 deaths announced yesterday evening as well as the…
8 Covid patients in NW in ICU
There are 38 people being treated for Covid-19 at Sligo University Hospital and 120 at Letterkenny University Hospital. There are 8 patients in the North West currently in ICU units. 90 additional cases were reported…
Need for permanent reinstatement of cross-border health scheme
A Fianna Fail senator is calling for a cross-border healthcare scheme that ended after Brexit to be permanently reinstated. The Department of Health has confirmed that a new temporary scheme called the Northern Ireland Planned…
American congressman with Donegal, Sligo links hails start of new tone in U.S. politics
Joe Biden will overturn some of the decisions made by Donald Trump during his time in the White House. The soon-to-be president will immediately put more than a dozen executive actions in place. They’ll reverse…