Massive boost: 350 new jobs to be announced for Sligo this morning
A major new jobs announcement for Sligo is expected to be made later this morning. Telecommunications company Eir is to create 350 new positions at its new state of the art facility in Rathedmond in…
Gurteen PO gets three-month reprieve
One of the 27 post offices in the north west that was due to be closed by An Post has got a three-month reprieve. It’s Gurteen Post Office in south Sligo, which will now stay…
IFA calls for task force to help gardai tackle rural crime
Calls have been made for a dedicated Rural Crime Task Force to be established. IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy earlier today addressed the Joint Oireachtas committee on Justice and Equality. With several serious incidents having…
Calls for presidential candidate to withdraw over remarks on Travellers
There have been widespread calls today for presidential candidate Peter Casey to withdraw from the election. Mr Casey’s controversial comments about what rights should be afforded to the travelling community has sparked a furious reaction.…
More than 60 people in north west hospitals waiting for trolleys
There are more than 60 patients waiting for hospital beds today across the North West. That’s according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 35 Patients are waiting at Sligo University Hospital, while the number at Letterkenny…
Work needed on Kilbride cemetery, Drumkeerin
Work needs to be done on the ruins of an old church at Kilbride cemetery in Drumkeerin. Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan says this old cemetery is a national monument. But the graves that are…
UPDATE: N16 Sligo/Manorhamilton at Diffreen now open again
UPDATE 4:05pm The N16 Sligo to Manorhamilton road at Diffreen has now reopened. **** UPDATE, 1:45 The N16 Sligo to Manorhamilton road at Diffreen will be blocked in both directions this afternoon from 2:15pm for…
