Beef prices improve but Brexit and Covid still loom large
Now . . . maybe just . . . some good news for beef farmers this evening. IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden says beef prices have strengthened in recent days as tight supplies and strong…
Donegal tourism makes its case for more supports
The Donegal chairman of the Irish Hotels Federation is hitting out at the government over what he says is the failure to include the hospitality industry in its decision-making in relation to Covid-19. Paul Diver…
Despite discolouration, Lough Talt water safe to drink, IW assures councillor
A south Sligo councillor says Irish Water has assured him that discoloured water from an upgraded €10m plant at Lough Talt is safe to drink. More than 13,000 people in the Tubbercurry area had hoped…
Sligo councillor and solicitor welcomes Justice Department moves on parental alienation
A Sligo councillor and solicitor is welcoming the news that the Department of Justice is including the issue of parental alienation in its action plan. Thirty local authorities around the country have passed motions asking…
Planning Permission granted for Culfadda Mast
Sligo County Council has granted planning permission for a 36-metre telecommunications mast near Culfadda, in south Sligo. Permission for the multi-use structure in the townland of Greyfield has been granted to Cignal Infrastructure Ltd. The…
Two men to appear in court over Sligo robbery
Gardai in Sligo have charged two men with robbery in relation to an incident which occurred on Bundoran road in Sligo on Sunday. The men entered a shop, brandishing a knife, as staff were closing…
Ryan urges communities before profits
We are ‘writing cheques we cannot cash as a civilization.’ That’s according to the Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Dr. Mike Ryan. The Sligo native was speaking at a Trocaire…
