Beware of scam involving parcels delivery
North west residents are urged to extra vigilant about a scam involving the delivery of parcels. It involves fraudsters purporting to be from DPD requesting payment for delivery of parcels. DPD has confirmed to Ocean…
Tara Rodgers is new president of Sligo Chamber
Sligo Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a new president for the year ahead. She’s Tara Rodgers, who has recently been appointed manager of EBS in Sligo. She previously worked for Bank of Ireland as…
Hazelwood in Sligo among most popular forests in country
A Sligo forest is among Coillte’s top 10 most visited forests during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s Hazelwood Forest, on the shores of Lough Gill, which was visited by 5,213 people in February 2020. In December,…
Debris from Dawn of Hope dumped on turf banks
It’s being claimed that peat earth and debris from the landslide at the Dawn of Hope in North Leitrim has been placed on turf banks in the area. A number of local residents with…
New scheme to encourage the use of outdoor public places for entertainment
A new scheme has been announced aimed at encouraging the use of outdoor public spaces dedicated for the arts, culture and festivals. Local authorities can apply for grants of upto €250,000 under the Outdoor Public…
Power outages in some areas of Sligo, Leitrim
Electric power outages have been reported in parts of the Strandhill area of Sligo and in parts of the west of the county. In the Manorhamilton area there’s a planned outage affecting 158 customers. Power…
Warnock unhappy with north Leitrim representation on council staff
A Leitrim councillor says there’s a perception among people in the north of the county that there’s no point in applying for jobs with the county council because they are too far away from the…
