Leitrim councillor wants text alert services to work together

In the wake of recent robberies in north Leitrim a county councillor wants all community text alert services to be able to work together. Fine...

Provisional HSE figures show numbers getting HPV vaccine almost halve

Provisional HSE figures for the HPV vaccine this year show the numbers getting it have almost halved. The vaccine is now part of the schools...

Hopes deportation order to be lifted

It's hoped the threat of deportation has been lifted from a man on hunger strike at Globe House. The 44 year-old iranian man has...

Leitrim has one of the slowest broadband speeds nationwide

Leitrim is officially one of the worst counties when it comes to broadband speed. That's according to the website switcher which has compiled a...

22 schools in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim to be hit by ASTI strike

A total of twenty-two schools throughout Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are expected to be closed tomorrow because of the ASTI dispute with the Department...

Sligo has most vacant housing units in the country

There are more than 1,300 vacant housing units in Sligo, the most in the country, which could be brought back into use. The Heritage Council...

Donegal council advising against bonfires this Halloween

Donegal County Council is appealing to communities not to celebrate Halloween by having bonfires. In many areas throughout Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, material is often...

New church guidelines on cremation are to help people grieve

The Bishop of Elphin says new catholic church guidelines on cremation are about helping people grieve and not condemnation. The Vatican announced yesterday that Catholics...

Donegal TD accuses government of misleading Dail

The government's been accused of misleading the Dáil over its controversial scheme for first-time buyers. The claim comes from Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty - who...

Gardai clamp down on Halloween fireworks

A Garda operation is taking place until Halloween targeting the importation of fireworks across the border from Northern Ireland. Sligo/Leitrim Crime Prevention Officer Jim Fox...