Another Independent candidate announces he’ll run in Sligo/Leitrim, south Donegal, north Roscommon constituency
A new independent candidate has announced his intention to run in the coming general election in the Sligo/Leitrim, North Roscommon, South Donegal constituency. He’s 26 year old James Conway, a groundworker, pipelayer and part-time farmer…
Sligo/Strandhill area is now a Rent Pressure Zone
The Sligo-Strandhill electoral area is among the latest four areas in the country to be designated as a Rent Pressure Zone. It means rent increases in these areas are limited to a maximum of 4%…
HSE urging people to get the flu vaccine
The HSE is urging the public to play its part in helping to prevent the spread of the flu over the Christmas period. 154 cases of people are recorded to have the flu in the…
Walsh warns about people calling to houses to do jobs, getting money, then not returning
People throughout the region are being warned about callers to homes proposing to do certain jobs, taking deposits and then not returning to complete the work. In the west Sligo area, there have been a…
Theft from woman working at rural Sligo church
Gardai are appealing for information following a theft from a woman who was working in a rural Sligo church. It occurred on Tuesday of this week at Ballysumaghan Church, in Sooey, between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.…
Kenny finds Garda overspending figure hard to understand
An Garda Siochána has overspent its overtime budget by 12.4 million euro this year. The total bill is 99.7 million euro so far in 2019, which is 14 percent over its allocated budget for overtime.…
With Sligo-Strandhill now a rent pressure zone, bishop says development must be about more than building houses
The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Elphin says developing other regions in an effort to offset the growth of Dublin must be about more than building houses. It follows the Sligo-Strandhill electoral area having…
