Funding needed for seven-day respite service in Tullaghan
Sligo county councillors are to call on the Minister for Health to provide the necessary funding for a seven-day respite service for those with disabilities at a centre in Tullaghan in north Leitrim. There is…
Call to support those who ‘live over the shop’
There was a time when most families who ran businesses lived over the shop. Now, a Sligo councillor is calling for the introduction of a scheme to encourage a rebirth of the practice. At the…
Sligo County Council failed to agree on a budget for the second time
Sligo county councillors will meet again next Friday evening in a final attempt to agree on a budget for the coming year. It follows a meeting yesterday evening lasting about 10 minutes during which councillors…
First time buyers are being abandoned by the government – Scanlon
First time buyers in the north west are being abandoned by the government. That’s according to local Fianna Fail TD, Eamon Scanlon, who says people are paying more in long term rent than they would…
Sligo councillor says Ireland among worst in Europe for access to new medicines
A Sligo councillor says Ireland is among the worst countries in western Europe when it comes to access to new medicines. Independent Socialist Councillor Declan Bree was commenting this afternoon after proposing at a council…
Sligo Councillors meeting in effort to pass budget for year ahead
Sligo county councillors are meeting around now for a second time this evening in an effort to pass a budget for the year ahead. They failed to pass the budget last Monday after Fianna Fail…
IFA Livestock Chairman says Beef Task Force must deliver real results
IFA National Livestock Chairman, Angus Woods, says that the Beef Task Force must deliver real results. That’s according to the IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman, Angus Woods. Mr. Woods says farmers are angry at low…