Road safety concerns at Sooey School
The safety of 121 students attending Sooey National School which is situated between Ballygawley and Geevagh has been called into question due to the lack of adequate road safety measures at the school. Sligo…
Calls for audit into public funded projects in Easkey
A Sligo councillor is calling on the county council to carry out an audit into all planning permissions of public-funded capital projects in the west Sligo village of Easkey. Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor…
8 Covid Patients admitted to ICU
The Chief Medical Officer has expressed concern that 8 people were admitted to ICU with covid-19 yesterday. That’s more admissions in a 24 hour period than has happened since the middle of Spring. …
Bishops clear catholics to take vaccine
Irish Bishops have said Catholics can take a Covid-19 vaccine if it contains foetal cells. In a statement, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference says it is ‘morally permissible’ for people to accept a vaccine.…
Sligo-based artist wins Zurich Portrait Prize
A Sligo-based artist has won the National Gallery of Ireland’s prestigious Zurich Portrait Prize. Aidan Crotty’s ‘Portrait of a Boy, Morning’ captures the artist’s eight-year-old son at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. As well as…
Climate change: Farmers told not to get side-tracked by efforts to reduce cattle numbers
Reacting to the ‘Ag Climatise – A Roadmap towards Climate Neutrality’ report published by the Department of Agriculture today, IFA President Tim Cullinan said that farmers are committed to reducing emissions. The Tipperary-based agriculture official…
MacSharry: Nurse issue highlights need for FF to sharpen its message
A Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD has hit out at his party’s communications efforts, saying the health minister should have briefed party TDs and senators a week earlier about efforts to help student nurses financially. Many…
