Leitrim councillor wants details on road gritting
A Leitrim councillor is calling for more detailed information to be made available to councillors about the gritting and treatment of roads under the council’s Winter Maintenance Plan. Cllr Brendan Barry wants details of the…
Boost for Dowra village
The village of Dowra is to get more than €47,000 under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Leitrim Councillor Enda McGloin says it will help provide walkers and cyclists with a ‘stopping off’ point and…
€400,000 for towns, villages in Donegal
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed €400,000 in funding for towns and villages across Donegal. Minister McConalogue said the funding is about helping communities get back on…
Amid Covid crisis, Sligo childcare provider urges positivity
A Sligo childcare provider says she is hopeful she can retain all her staff despite a reduction in the numbers of children now using her services. Priority for creche and early-years care is now being…
€1.3m for towns, villages in Sligo, Leitrim
Towns and villages in Sligo and Leitrim are to benefit from €1.3m funding. Seven towns and villages in County Sligo will get a total of €670,000. They are Drumcliffe, Enniscrone, Tubbercurry, Carraroe, Ballisodare, Ballymote and…
Ice warning: Roads in north west among worst in country this morning
A Met Eireann Status Yellow low temperature/ice warning remains in effect until 11 o’clock this morning. With minimum temperatures of zero to minus 4 degrees, road users are warned of ice on untreated surfaces. Gritter…
Donegal GRA vicepresident hopeful gardai will soon get Covid vaccine
The Donegal-based vice-president of the Garda Representative Association says he is now hopeful that association members will be given the priority they deserve when it comes to administration of the Covid-19 vaccine. About 40 gardai…
