North West families struggle to get accomodation for hospital appointments in Dublin, Dail hears
The Dail has heard that families in the North West who need to travel to Dublin for hospital appointments are finding it increasingly difficult to find hotel accommodation or faced with ‘eye watering’ prices. …
Woman suffers serious leg injury on Knocknarea Mountain
A 54 year old woman was rescued from the Knocknarea Mountain in Sligo yesterday after she sustained a serious lower leg injury. The Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to the summit of…
Fine Gael call for a more comprehensive applications process for postal ballots
The Fine Gael parliamentary Party have issued a statement in response to the DPP’s decision to not to prosecute anybody in relation to alleged postal voting fraud in Sligo. The statement issued by…
36 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital
There were 36 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. 21 people were waiting on trolleys while a further 15 were waiting on wards. There…
Dail hears claims British secret service ordered killing of Sinn Féin Cllr
The Dáil has heard claims that British military intelligence directed its agents, including a serving British soldier, to assassinate a Donegal County Councillor 31 years ago. Sinn Féin councillor Eddie Fullerton was shot dead…
GRA President outlines issues he wants addressed
The newly announced President of the Garda Representative is hopeful that recruitment issues and equipment within An Garda Siochana will be addressed during his tenure. Donegal based Garda Brendan O’Connor was announced as President…
New apprenticeship programme for commercial drivers to be launched in Sligo
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton will both be in the Atlantic Technology University campus in Sligo today for the launch of…