Weather Warning for Donegal
Heavy hail, sleet and snow showers are expected in Co. Donegal today. Met Eireann has a status yellow snow and ice warning in place for the county until midnight tonight. Drivers are…
Farmers must be aware of Land designations
A Sligo farm leader is highlighting the importance of farmers being aware of the consequences that land designations could have for them and their areas. Colm O’Donnell, president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers…
Covid vaccine in North next week
A Covid-19 vaccine will be available in Northern Ireland from early next week. The Pfizer-BioNTech jab is said to be 95 per cent effective. Britain is the first country in the world to approve the…
Cllr Healy: Fix Mountain Foot Road while the Long Stretch remains prone to flooding
A Sligo councillor is calling for work to be done on the Mountain Foot Road which is regularly used by motorists when the Long Stretch is flooded. The Long Stretch is the main route for…
The Model in Sligo reopens tomorrow, Thursday
One of the north west’s major arts centres reopens tomorrow following the lifting of Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions. The Model will welcome people again into its galleries and there is no need to book ticket.…
AIB requested to outline plans for north west
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has called on CEO of AIB to outline their intentions for branches in the North West in light of reports that they intend to cut 1500 jobs, close some outlets and merge…
Doherty says retirement age must remain at 65
The pension age won’t be raised to 67 in January. The government is to repeal legislation for two automatic increases in a social welfare bill to be tabled next week. The decision followed calls for…
