Donegal hotel that shut during crash announces 40 new jobs in €2m expansion plan
A Co Donegal has announced 40 new jobs in a €2m expansion. The popular Shandon Hotel & Spa sits on the Wild Atlantic Way at Marble Hill Beach just outside Dunfanaghy. The hotel was closed…
Greenway group launch campaign ahead of new government strategy
A group who want the old rail line between Collooney and Bellaghy developed into a greenway are launching a new campaign to get public support. It’s ahead of the launch of government’s new €53m Greenway…
Councils continue to battle melting tar
Councils in the region are continuing to battle reports of melting tar. Motorists are again advised that high temperatures have affected road conditions in some areas. On Tuesday Sligo County Council roads staff treated a…
An Bord Pleanala gives go ahead to Barnesmore windfarm
An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for a wind farm at Lough Mourne and Barnesmore in Co Donegal. Planree Ltd have confirmed that they have been granted permission to build 19 turbines. They had applied…
Bronze Age gold artefacts discovered in county Donegal
Bronze Age gold artefacts have been discovered in county Donegal. The items have been handed over to the National Museum of Ireland after the finders reported it to officials on Tuesday. Experts from the National…
Wine Street car-park work set to last three weeks
Works at Wine Street car park are set to take three weeks. Sections of this car park in the centre of Sligo town are being cordoned off in sections to allow for work to resurface…
Councils treating roads where tar is melting
People are urged to drive with care on the roads this evening especially secondary and Class 3 roads where tar may be melting. Sligo County Council says it is continuing to treat roads where there…
