Hill-walker airlifted to hospital in Co Donegal
A hill-walker is being treated in hospital after getting into difficulty in Co Donegal yesterday evening. The incident happened in Glenveagh National Park. The alarm was raised following reports of missing walkers, with Donegal Mountain…
HSA Report: Farming the most dangerous job
47 people died as a result of work-related incidents in 2017. Figures from the Health and Safety Authority’s annual report show the agricultural sector again has the highest fatality rate – recording 24 deaths last…
Ward family: ‘We will move out of Glenview if McGinleys move in’
A member of a Traveller family who live at a halting site in Sligo Town says they will not share the site with another Traveller family. The Ward family currently live at the Glenview Halting…
Council seeking further information on Lough Talt water plant application
Sligo County Council is seeking further information on a planning application from Irish Water for proposed essential works on the Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant in South Sligo. Users of the supply are on a…
Now . . . it’s the ‘Styled Atlantic Way’
A Sligo business is helping promote the county throughout the country — at the same time as promoting itself. And it’s doing it through a series of 15 County Sligo scenes mounted on large billboards…
€10m retail development plans could create 400 new jobs in Donegal Town
Up to 400 new jobs could be created by a new €10 million retail development in Donegal Town. The development, which will be situated close to The Diamond, will consist of a supermarket, a number…
Sligo County Council welcome decision by McGinley family to vacate Connaughton Road car-park
The County Council have welcomed the decision by a traveller family in Sligo to vacate Connaughton Road car-park. The McGinley family have been residing illegally in Connaughton Road car park in Sligo for the past…