Car park spaces to be made larger at Strandhill
Spaces in a car park at one of Sligo’s leading seaside areas are to be made larger. The layout of the car park at the promenade in Strandhill will be redesigned into a diagonal formation,…
Local elections in south Donegal set to be among most hotly contested in the country
With its record number of candidates, the local elections in south Donegal are among the most hotly contested in the country. In the fifth of our special election focus reports, we look at an area…
36 people waiting for a bed in North West hospitals today
The number of people on trolleys in the two main hospitals in the North West today is 36. 25 of these are in Letterkenny University Hospital with a further 11 in Sligo University Hospital. According…
Visually impaired voters are reminded of special facilities to help them ahead of elections
In advance of the coming elections, visually impaired voters are being reminded of special facilities to help them. A freephone telephone number (1800 702 651) has been set up for these voters and by dialling…
Gardai seek help in finding woman last seen in Sligo
Gardai in Dublin are appealing to the public for help in tracing a woman last seen in Sligo three days ago. 39-year-old missing woman Deirdre Patterson is described as about 5ft 6 inches tall, of…
Brexit beef package must ‘not forget primary suckler-cow producers in the north west’
The Sligo-based president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association says the fifty million euro EU Brexit fund for beef producers — with fifty million more in matching funding expected from the government —…
Donegal councillors again call for fire services in local communities
A Donegal councillor says the recent gorse wildfires in west Donegal highlighted the need to support the fire services in local communities. Independent Councillor Seamus Maguire was speaking at this week’s meeting of councillors from…
