MacSharry hits out at unspent LEADER funding
A Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD is hitting out at what he says is the small amount of LEADER funding actually being spent on community and rural projects when compared to the budgets available. LEADER is…
Three-month period for representations to education minister to keep Ballisodare school open
A Sligo county councillor who’s a teacher in St Mary’s College in Ballisodare is making a renewed appeal to people to contact the Education Minister as part of the ongoing campaign to keep the school…
Accusations of ‘betrayal’ over ‘delay’ in holding water referendum
A Sligo local election candidate has accused Fianna Fail and Fine Gael of a ‘huge betrayal’ by delaying the holding of a referendum to ensure the country’s water remains in public ownership. Housing Minister Eoghan…
Ireland’s best chowder makers are in . . . Donegal
A Donegal couple are the best chowder-makers in Ireland. Chef Mairead Anderson and her husband Garry, who run the Killybegs Seafood Shack, have won the All-Ireland Chowder competition, which took place in Kinsale. The Caislean…
Beef farmers already suffering massive losses because of Brexit
Brexit has already cost Irish beef farmers 100 million euro. That was the grim fact confirmed to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture by the IFA President Joe Healy recently. The IFA has calculated that…
Man arrested in connection with drug seizure remanded on bail
The man arrested in connection with a drugs seizure in Co Sligo has been remanded named on bail. Gardaí seized cannabis, cocaine, and xanax tablets with an estimated street value of 110,000 euro during the…
Donegal cllr raises questions over smear tests recalls
A Donegal cllr says questions needs to be answered on smear tests being recalled. Around 1,000 women who sought cervical screening have been recalled because their original test expired. Some women who have smear tests…
