Pringle: More than 140 young people in Donegal waiting for first mental health assessment
A Donegal TD says the list of young people waiting to access mental health services in the county needs to be addressed. More than 140 children and adolescents are waiting for a first assessment in…
Gardai at scene of a death in Sligo town
Gardaí in Sligo are at the scene of what’s believed to have been the sudden death of a person in the Ballytivnan area of Sligo town. A scene is being preserved. The county coroner has…
New Post Office opens in Dromahair
Post office services are again available in the north Leitrim village of Dromahair from today. A new post office has opened in the Gala store in the village. It’s the first time post…
McDermott urges local hospitality sector to embrace staycations
The readiness of the local tourism and hospitality sector to cater for the influx of people taking staycations in the north west has been raised by a local councillor. With Covid-19 restrictions likely to…
MacSharry calls for new Covid strategy
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for a ‘Living with Covid’ strategy to be implemented. Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry says the general public have had enough of restrictions and lockdowns. He is now calling for…
Delay in rolling out home support services
It’s emerged that 160 people are waiting on Home Support Services across the north west. There are 41 people in Sligo and Leitrim that have been approved, but have yet to receive any supports,…
Alarming increase in number of Covid-19 cases
The Department of Health has confirmed that there have been 2 additional deaths from Covid-19. The five-day moving average of the virus cases has risen from 559 to 587 in the past week. …
