Minister Bruton to host climate action event in Donegal
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment will host a meeting on climate change in Donegal town next week. The meeting – which is the fifth in a series of town hall meetings –…
Ballymote Library host bee protection awareness event
An event highlighting the importance of protecting our bee species is due to take place in Ballymote next week. The ‘Save the Bees’ event is being hosted by the Europe Direct Information Centre and will…
Status Yellow rainfall warning issued for the north west
A status yellow rainfall warning has been extended to the whole country. Met Eireann says heavy, thundery downpours in short spaces of time will lead to localised spot flooding. The warning is valid until 3…
Ambulance workers to strike across the north west today
The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association says the impact of a strike by 500 ambulance-workers today will be severe. They’re due to walk off the job across the north west for 24 hours from 2pm as part…
Sligo TD criticises FG’s plans for new health service regions
A Sligo Leitrim TD says Fine Gael’s plan to restructure the country’s health and social care system into six separate regions has been done with no consultation with patients and health care professionals. Counties Sligo,…
Sligo Traveller Support Group welcome safeguarding of ‘Cant’
A Traveller Support Group in Sligo is welcoming the announcement that ‘Cant’ has been accepted into a United Nations list of those languages in need of urgent safeguarding. UNESCO says the language, also known as…
Donegal Co Co seeks public opinion on changes to Local Property Tax
Donegal County Council is seeking the public’s opinion on changing the Local Property Tax in the county for 2020. The annual tax came into affect in 2013 and is a charge on residential properties. In…