Sinn Fein proposing bill to bring bin collections back under control of local authorities
A plan to bring all bin collection services back under control of local authorities is being proposed by Sinn Fein. Recently there have been several cases of fly tipping and illegal dumping having been being…
Meat factories stand in solidarity with beef farmers
Dawn meats in Ballyhaunis will not kill any more cattle from today in response to the governments climate plan to cut herds by 53%. The Beef Plan Movement held a ‘no trade day’ nationwide on…
43 people waiting on a hospital bed in north west
There are 43 people waiting on a hospital bed in the north-west today. That’s according to the Irish nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch figures. It shows that 20 people are waiting on a bed…
Dwelling numbers on the increase in the north west
There are now almost 990 more dwellings in the north west than they were a year ago. That’s according to figures just released by GeoDirectory, a database established by An Post and the Ordnance Survey…
Plans to mark centenary of mutiny in India by members of Connacht Rangers regiment of British Army
Plans are being made in Sligo to mark the centenary next year of a mutiny by members the British Army’s Connacht Rangers regiment in India. The mutiny occurred in June 1920 when news reached India…
Claims that 60 to 70 votes not admissible, could not be counted in South Donegal
A candidate in the recent local elections in South Donegal has voiced his concern about inadmissible votes that, he says,could not be counted due to errors by polling station staff. Diarmaid Doherty says it meant…
Work to start soon on Owenmore River
Maintenance work to alleviate flooding of the Owenmore River in south Sligo is expected to start shortly. The issue of the drainage of the Owenmore has been ongoing for decades, and has at various times…
