Sliabh Liag Strategic Development opened
The new Sliabh Liag Strategic Development Project in Donegal has been officially opened. The facilities at the sea cliff were opened yesterday by Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD and Cllr Seamus Ó…
Sligo Councillors express concerns over roads improvement scheme
Sligo councillors are divided in their opinions over a roads scheme under which local people make contributions for repairs. There are two such schemes, one is the Local Improvement Scheme for private roads, which…
Rents prices up across the north west region
A Sligo local election candidate has critized the Government for not taking adequate steps to tackle the rental crisis. In Sligo, rents were on average 11.8% higher in the first quarter of 2019 than a…
Warning: Gardai are seizing cars from unaccompanied learner drivers
Seven cars a day are being seized by Gardaí from unaccompanied learner drivers. New laws came into effect in December, and the Clancy Amendment was introduced following a high profile campaign, after the tragic death…
CE supervisors in Donegal suspend strike action
Community Employment Supervisors in Donegal have suspended five days of strike action. The action was due to get underway this afternoon outside Minister Joe McHugh’s Constituency Office in Letterkenny in a row over pension rights.…
ELECTION FOCUS: Sligo/Strandhill, 11 candidates seeking six seats
Eleven candidates are fighting for six seats in the Sligo/Strandhill electoral area. In the first of our special election focus reports, we look at an area that runs from close to Ballisodare, taking in the…
Protest in Sligo this (Mon) evening over Eurovision in Israel
A protest will take place in Sligo this evening in support of the call for an international boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. Eurovision will take place from May 14th to 18th in…
