Sligo Business group slams Government inaction on rail line
Confirmation from an Irish Rail official that there will be no new carriages on the Sligo-Dublin line for at least another two years is yet another example of the lack of government funding for the…
Donegal seeks €47 million for major road works
Donegal is looking for €47m next year for major road works in the county. And there are expectations that €14.5m of that will be for roads in the Donegal Municipal District. Donegal councillors and officials…
UPDATE: 7.30PM – N17 road now has reopened following a traffic accident
7.30pm The Road has now reopened. 5:30pm: The N17 road on the Ballinacarrow side of Tubbercurry, Co Sligo, is closed because of a traffic accident. Traffic is being diverted through Connolly Park, in Tubbercurry. It’s understood…
IT Sligo now the national leader in online learning
Over 1,600 students will graduate from IT Sligo over the next two days. This shows an increase of 100 graduates on last year and is on target for the 2022 strategic plan to double graduations…
Blood donors needed in Sligo and Donegal
The Irish Blood Tranfusion service is asking people in Sligo and Donegal to come out and give blood when they visit the region over the next week. A clinic will operate at Colaiste Cholim in…
Sligo hospital among worst hit today in trolley crisis
Sligo University Hospital is among the worst hit today by overcrowding, with 28 people there waiting for a bed. In Letterkenny University Hospital, there are 13 people waiting. Meanwhile, a Sligo Fianna Fail councillor is…
Councils not using CPO powers to take over vacant properties
Sligo, Leitrim and Dongal county councils are among the more than half of local authorities throughout the country that are not using their compulsory purchase powers to buy derelict or vacant houses. New figures show…
