Pedestrian safety works begin in Ballintogher today
Pedestrian safety works have begun in Ballintogher today. It involves the building of a new footpath and public lighting on the Dromahair road costing in the region of around €50,000. Local Sinn Feinn Councillor, Thomas…
Aims to hire 14 new nurses for Sligo University Hospital Emergency Department
The government hope to hire 14 new nurses for Sligo Univeristy Hospital’s Emergency Department in the next two months. Staff concerns about overcrowding and working conditions in the hospital were raised by Sligo/Leitrim Sinn Fein…
Covid-19 14 day incidence rate falls across the region
The 14 Day Incidence Rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 population continues to decrease across the region with only one local electoral area seeing a slight increase. South Donegal has gone from 812 to 562. Manorhamilton…
Calls for bottle banks to be moved in Killargue
Leitrim Fine Gael Councillor, Frank Dolan says the bottle banks in Killargue should be moved to a new location. Councillor Dolan says residents living near the current location raised issue with the amount of items…
Two people taken to hospital following road traffic collision yesterday
Two people were taken to Sligo University Hospital yesterday following a road traffic collision. Gardaí attended the scene on the N16 in Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim at 5.20pm where a car had collided with a tree…
N16 closed near Glenfarne because of road accident
The N16 road has been closed at Cornaman, Glenfarne, because of what is believed to be a serious road accident. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. It’s expected the road will be closed for…
Harkin raises ‘crisis’ of early-years childcare in the Dail
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says there is now a crisis in the early-years childcare sector because of low wages for workers and high costs for parents. Speaking the Dail last night, Independent Deputy Marian Harkin pleaded…
