NW farmers urged to ‘have a look around to see is your farm safe’
Farm Safety Week kicks off today with advice for farmers on how to stay safe and mitigate risk. The event is supported by several agencies including the Irish Farmers Association and The Health and Safety…
Money to help flow of Unshin river at Riverstown
€22,635 to improve the flow of the Unshin River near Riverstown, Co. Sligo has been announced. The funds will be used to clear tree, overgrowth and debris along both sides of the bank over 1…
Covid figures: Donegal GP fears they could get worse
101 Covid patients are in hospital this morning – the highest figure in almost two months. It compares to only 38 just over three weeks ago. The five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases has also…
Massive benefits of technological university to NW outlined in new research
Every euro of expenditure by the new Connacht-Ulster Technological University is likely to result in an overall increase of nearly €4 in output to the Irish economy. That’s according to new research from the Northern…
Surfacing works on N4-N15 scheme begin this evening
Road surfacing and associated works on the N4-N15 Sligo Urban Improvement Scheme in Sligo Town will start this (Monday) evening at the N4/Ballast Quay junction It’s expected the works will be finished tomorrow (Tuesday) night,…
43 patients waiting for a bed in north west hospitals
There are 23 patients waiting for a bed in Sligo University Hospital today making it the 3rd most overcrowded in the country. 14 are waiting in the Emergency Department and a further 9 elsewhere in…
Donegal council meeting adjourned as a mark of respect following death of Monaghan U20 Captain
Today’s sitting of Donegal County Council was adjourned for 10 minutes as a mark of respect following the death of Monaghan U20 Captain, Brendan Óg Dufaigh. The 19 year old died in a car crash,…
