Number of hospitalisations should not be a factor in restrictions being lifted
A Donegal GP is warning the Government NOT to rely on the number of hospitalisations associated with Covid-19 when making decisions about easing restrictions next week. Dr Denis McCauley is the chair of the…
Kenny calls for independent investigation into unanswered emergency calls
A Sligo Leitrim TD is repeating his calls this morning for the Garda Commissioner to appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee over the handling of 999 calls from domestic violence victims. It’s after an…
Justice Media Award for North West Today Show
The winners of this year’s Law Society Justice Media Awards have been announced this afternoon. The winner for broadcast journalism in the radio and podcast local category section is Niall Delaney, presenter of the North…
Sheep farmers accuse factories of trying to pull the wool over their eyes
A leading local farm official is expressing concern this evening at what he says is the alarming drop in prices for lambs. Sheep farmers are claiming that prices have reduced by as much as 20…
McConalogue says society’s attitude to fur farming has ‘changed radically’
Agriculture Minister and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue says society’s attitude toward the farming of animals for their fur and skin has changed radically. Minister McConalogue was speaking after the cabinet approved a Bill that will…
Householders in Sligo, Donegal urged to test for radon
Householders throughout the north west are again being urged to test their homes for radon levels. Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas that is linked to 300 lung cancer cases every year in Ireland. A…
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage to last the month of July this year
The annual Reek Sunday Pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick, which was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be going ahead this year in an extended format from Wednesday to Saturday, 1st- 31st July.…
