Local farming representatives in Dublin to protest against Climate bill
Farming officials from the North West are traveling to Dublin today to meet with TD’s from Sligo Leitrim and Donegal in relation to the Climate action bill which will be introduced in the Dáil today.…
Local Councillor demands Sligo be included in redress scheme
The Department of Housing has not yet contacted Sligo County Council to confirm the county will be included in any Mica redress scheme. That’s according to Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy, whose party’s…
R294 expected to reopen following single vehicle collision
The emergency services in Sligo were called earlier this morning to the scene of a single-vehicle collision that took place on the R294. The incident occurred close to Bunninadden on the Tubbercurry to Gurteen…
Gaps between Astra Zeneca vaccinations to be reduced
The vast majority of 450,000 people awaiting a second shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine will now receive their shot of the vaccination ahead of schedule under an accelerated rollout programme. The target for health…
Mica repairs in North West will exceed 1 billion Euro
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin has told the Dail that the bill from houses impacted by Mica in the North West will exceed one billion euro. In the Dáil yesterday evening a Sinn Féin motion…
Investigations continue following the death of a nine year old boy
Gardaí are continuing with their investigations this morning after a boy was found dead at a house in Co Donegal on Monday night. The nine-year-old was found unresponsive in a house in the St…
ISME calls for rapid tapering off of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
A small firms group is calling for a more rapid tapering off of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. ISME says the income support is acting as a significant brake on return to work for many…