Huge demand for tickets to see the Pope at Knock
The numbers attending Knock Shrine in county Mayo for the Pope’s visit will only be a fraction of the number that attended back in 1979. Tickets are free but have been restricted to 45,000 around…
Naughton the new chairman of Donegal Municipal District
Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton has been elected Chair of the Donegal Municipal District for the year ahead. Councillor Naughton was co-opted onto the seat of the late Councillor Sean McEniff last summer. He told…
New landmark building planned for Cranmore in Sligo
A new landmark building is being planned for Sligo town. The proposed stand-out structure is for a unique community centre to be built in Cranmore. It’s expected to cost up to €3m and will be…
Funeral on Thursday of 14-year old Donegal crash victim
A 14-year-old died in a car crash on Friday evening in County Donegal will be laid to rest on Thursday. Jamie Doherty, the eldest of a young family of three boys, died instantly when the…
Doherty dismisses claims of Sinn Fein and FG ‘cosying up to each other’
Sinn Fein’s finance spokeperson has said that reports claiming his party and Fine Gael are cosying up to each other are far-fetched. In the last number of months a Sinn Fein senator has said her…
Men’s health day in Sligo this afternoon until 4pm, and in Tubbercurry on Thursday
It’s Men’s Health Week and the Traveller community is holding two health awareness days. The first is being held at St. Anne’s carpark in Sligo today until 4pm. The second is taking place in St…
Relief that planned road works in Ballintogher not now going ahead
Proposed road realignment works in the village of Ballintogher, Co Sligo, will not now be going ahead following local concerns. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says they have been cancelled due to concerns over parking…
