Call for community home settings in rural areas
A Sligo councillor is calling for the council to investigate the establishment of community home settings in rural areas. The idea involves a number of people living independently but close to each other, with carers…
Drug and alcohol support groups will be allowed to stage meetings
It’s been confirmed that drug and alcohol support groups based in the North West such as AA, NA or Smart Recovery are not subject to the recently introduced regulations relating to indoor events, which limit…
Calls made to review decision to open pubs
Less than twenty four hours after it was announced that all pubs would re-open later this month there could be even more bad news on the way for publicans across the North West that do…
Waiting in the rain for NCT tests
There are growing complaints over people having to wait outside in the rain while their vehicles are being tested at NCT centres. It’s as a result of centre reception areas being closed to the…
Works on N15 from Cashelgarron to Grange
The go-ahead has been announced for long-awaited improvements and resurfacing works on what is one of the busiest stretches of roadway in the north west. The works will take place on a 3.5km section of…
VIDEO: Leitrim farmer distraught after being advised to cull herd
A Co. Leitrim farmer has voiced his anger at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine after receiving a TB Herd History Record Statement which advised him to cull all of his animals in…
Leitrim GP urges the public to re-focus on covid battle
A North Leitrim based GP has urged people in the North West to double their efforts in the fight against the spread of Covid 19. The warning comes after health Officials confirmed a cluster…
