Upgrade works to take place around Cuilcagh Mountain
Upgrade works have begun around Cuilcagh Mountain to allow easier access to certain points. €100,000 in LEADER funding is being used to build a new car park in Glan Gap, minor works at the Altachullion…
308 patients have waited for a bed in north west hospitals so far this month
308 patients have had to wait on trolleys or chairs in the north west so far this month. 224 were waiting in Sligo University Hospital and a further 84 in Letterkenny University Hospital during the…
Harkin tells Dail about plight of students, parents during Covid restrictions
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has outlined in graphic detail the struggles now being endured by many students and parents as they strive to deal with Covid-19 restrictions, costs and stresses. Difficulties include little or no on-campus…
Funding for consultant posts in Sligo University Hospital
Funding has been approved to fill five new consultant positions at Sligo University Hospital. The funding is for the positions of consultant nephrologist, consultants in acute medicine; in ear, nose and throat surgery, infectious disease…
13 new Covid cases in Donegal: Holohan warns against letting guard down
Thirteen new cases of Covid-19 were reported for County Donegal yesterday evening. In the past fourteen days there have been 362 new cases in the county. Five were reported for Sligo with 50 in the…
Sligo council sets aside funding for programme and events manager
Sligo County Council has set aside funding it its annual budget for a programme and events manager. The decision was among those taken at the council’s budget meeting yesterday. The proposal to have an events…
Harkin highlights need for domestic violence refuge centre
There are renewed calls for the provision of a dedicated domestic violence unit for the Sligo/Leitrim area. Independent Deputy Marian Harkin raised the issue in the Dail with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and…
