Funeral takes place today for Donegal nurse killed in freak accident in Australia
The funeral takes place today of the 26-year old south Donegal nurse who was killed in a freak accident in Australia. Mary Ellen Molloy, daughter of Terence and Angela Molloy, from Ardara, had emigrated to…
Counties with smaller populations have lowest penalty points
Leitrim and Sligo are among the counties in which motorists have the lowest number of penalty points on their licences. Last year, Sligo motorists had 6,130 points on their licences while those in Leitrim had…
2019 hospital trolley figures the worst so far
Hospital trolley figures reached their worst ever in the north west’s two acute hospitals last year. During 2019 in Letterkenny University Hospital, there has been 5,727 people on trolleys. That compares to 5,174 in 2018.…
Sligo’s first New Year baby born at 10:18am
Sligo University Hospital’s first New Year baby was a boy born at 10:18 this morning. There was no early New Year baby born in Letterkenny University Hospital, although a new arrival is expected later today.
Kenny: Time to get Stormont up and running again
The Tánaiste is travelling to Belfast today as efforts to restore power-sharing are set to resume. Northern secretary Julian Smith says he will call Stormont elections if a deal is not in place by January…
House prices fall in Donegal, Leitrim, rise in Sligo
House prices in Donegal and Leitrim fell in the past year but rose more than 2% in Sligo. That’s according to the latest Daft House Price Report. In Donegal, prices in the final quarter of…
10 people killed on roads in north west in the past year
There’s been an increase in the number of deaths on the country’s roads over the past year. The numbers are up 4 per cent in 2019, compared to 2018. Ten people were killed on the…
