Dual income houing policy is dangerous
The Labour party says the Government’s decision to develop a housing policy for dual income households is dangerous. Recent reports based on CSO data found houses are affordable in just seven counties for a…
Sligo councillors seek land to be rezoned for glamping
Two west Sligo councillors are calling for the zoning of former IDA land at Easkey to be changed from ‘industrial’ to ‘tourism and recreation’ so as to allow the development of glamping accommodation. The call…
No new cases of Covid-19 in Sligo or Leitrim
There were no new cases of Covid-19 in Sligo or Leitrim contained in the latest figures published by the Department of Health. 379 new cases were confirmed nationally with 27 of those in Donegal.…
Sligo murder trial hears woman died most likely by manual strangulation
The State Pathologist has told the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife in Sligo that she died from a lack of oxygen, most likely caused by manual strangulation. Rafal Karaczyn admits killing…
HSE boss gets Covid jab at IT Sligo
The Director General of the HSE Paul Reid received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the vaccination centre at IT Sligo today. Speaking afterward, he said the overall vaccination programme is a massive…
Biodiversity Strategy could wipe out small local farms
With a national agenda for rewilding large areas of our country gathering pace through proposals outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Irish Natura Hill Farmers Association have pointed to recent fires in Killarney National…
Architects appointed for Killybegs regeneration project
McCabe Architects, based in Donegal and Sligo, have been appointed by Donegal County Council to deliver the new €4.84m ‘Killybegs 2040’ regeneration project. It’s expected the project will transform the town centre in Killybegs, and…
