Five year funding assured for Sligo secondary school
A Sligo secondary school that feared closure last year is now safe for the next five years. A major campaign ensured that St Mary’s College in Ballisodare in County Sligo remained open after the trustees…
Christmas Eve closing of Gastropubs will be devastating
A Sligo publican has described the decision to shut Gastropubs and Restaurants on Christmas Eve as a devastating blow that many businesses will never recover from. Blaine Gaffney runs Lillies in Sligo has invested…
Donegal Crime Prevention Officer urges businesses to review security for holiday period
In the run-up to the Christmas holiday period, Donegal’s Garda crime prevention officer is warning owners and operators of retail businesses and commercial premises that there are criminals who are very organised, well-equipped and determined…
People in Rossnowlagh beach area asked to check their oil tanks
Efforts are continuing in an effort to find the source of what is believed to be oil that’s been seeping onto one of the most popular beaches in south Donegal. Home and business owners in…
Missing teenager known to visit Donegal
A teenage girl is missing from Dundalk, Co Louth. Samantha Conroy Ward hasn’t been seen since last Friday. She’s five-foot-six with blonde hair and a distinctive stud piercing. She’s known to frequent Co Louth and…
New restrictions to be introduced on Christmas Eve
Restaurants and Gastropubs across the North West will be told to close on Christmas Eve under plans going to cabinet this morning. The ban on flights from the UK is also being extended until…
Man arrested by local Gardaí following Cannabis discovery
Gardaí have seized suspected Cannabis Herb worth €360,000, a shotgun and arrested a man following searches carried out in Sligo and Leitrim during yesterday and Sunday The searches were carried out with the assistance of…