Turmoil in Beef Plan Movement
A power struggle in the Beef Plan Movement is to result in a vote of no confidence in the founding members towards the end of this month. That’s according to The Irish’s Farmers Journal News…
Train to Sligo stopped at Edgeworthstown due to anti-social behaviour
Irish Rail has confirmed that the 13:05 train from Dublin to Sligo was stopped for a short period at Edgeworthstown this afternoon because of anti-social behaviour. However, a spokeswoman for the rail company said the…
Forsa: Many school secretaries, caretakers on minimum wage
A north west member of the public service union Forsa says there are school secretaries and caretakers in the region who have been on the minimum wage for years. Frank Considine, a secretary in St…
Boost for Sligo-Enniskillen greenway
A commitment to progressing the Sligo-Enniskillen Greenway is included in the text of the deal aimed at restoring devolved government to Northern Ireland. It’s in a document entitled ‘The New Decade, New Approach Deal’ that…
8 occupational assaults in the NW on members of Gardai in 2019
52 Gardaí missed at least a month’s work last year after being seriously assaulted on duty. According to Freedom of Information figures, a total of 162 officers missed at least a day because of an…
MacManus slams lost bed days at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo/Leitrim general election candidate has described delayed discharges from hospitals as ‘one of the biggest financial wastes in the health service. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus was speaking after figures released to him showed…
Man due in court over ATM theft in North West
A man in his 20’s is due in court this morning in connection with the theft of ATM machines in the Northwest and Eastern Regions. He was arrested in Castleblayney in County Monaghan on Monday…
