Garda, community meet and greet sessions throughout the NW
Local gardai, IFA and community group representatives throughout the north west are taking part in a national community engagement day today. It’s an opportunity for members of local communities and local gardai to meet. In…
Second Ocean FM election debate this morning
Nine candidates will take part in the second of Ocean FM’s three election debates this morning. It will start at 9am in the Sligo Southern Hotel, and members of the public are welcome to join…
McGinley children’s funeral today
The funeral of Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley takes place today. The siblings, whose father Andrew McGinley is from Donegal Town, were found dead at their home in Newcastle in Co Dublin last Friday. A…
Proposal to plant band of native trees in Donegal
The Green Party’s candidate in Donegal is proposing that farmers, public bodies and private companies in the county plant a continuous, unbroken band of trees runinng from Ardara in the south to Malin town in…
Minister says payments will be made to creches
The Children’s Minister says payments will be made to childcare services that close on a day of protest scheduled for next Wednesday. It follows reports crèches had been told they wouldn’t get funding if they…
More people in rural areas seeking help for cocaine use
There’s been a steady increase in the number of people seeking help for cocaine addiction in rural areas, including in the north west. The figures come from the Health Research Board going back to 2013.…
Majority of Sligo/Leitrim candidates sign climate pledge
About a dozen of the 19 general election candidates in Sligo/Leitrim have signed a pledge opposing the importation of fracked gas. Candidates who sign the Pledge4Climate initiative agree that, if elected, they will work to…