Lack of infrastructure for the North West criticised in Oireachtas Committee meeting
A petition, which has garnered over 26,000 signatures calling for a greenway on the closed railway between Sligo and Galway, has been discussed at an Oireachtas Committee this afternoon. However it’s claimed that Mayo County…
Head of Saolta to become new REO in HSE West & North West
The head of Saolta is to become the Regional Executive Officer to lead HSE West and North West. As part of the implementation of Sláintecare, the HSE is organising service delivery into six health…
Government under fire again over hospital overcrowding
The Government has come under fire once more over hospital overcrowding. It comes as almost 70 people were awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning, according to the INMO –…
Ballymote badly needs youth facility
It’s thought that Ballymote badly needs a youth facility. Sligo County Council currently owns a number of vacant buildings in the town, namely the old courthouse along with adjacent buildings and it hoped that…
69 on trolleys across the North West today
69 people are waiting for beds in the North West’s two hospitals today. The latest figures from the INMO show that there were 35 people awaiting admission at Sligo University Hospital, with 34 also waiting…
Major water outage near Grange
A large number of homes and premises are without water following a burst this morning. It happened on a line just outside of Grange, and a lot of people are understood to be affected. It’s…
HSE ‘disappointed’ with INMO as hospital controversy continues
The HSE has expressed disappointment over plans by the INMO to ballot their members for industrial action over an ongoing dispute over the new community hospital in Ballyshannon. The new Community Hospital will provide…
