More needs to be done to stop rural crime says Leitrim Councillor
More needs to be done to deter crime in rural areas according to a Leitrim county councillor. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott says rural crime is on the up and north Leitrim is not escaping…
Petition for Ballygawley Post Office available tomorrow morning
A committee set up to keep the post office in Ballygawley open is to meet with local politicians today. The committee was set up this week following a demonstration outside the post office on Wednesday…
HIQA finds four centres in the north west in breach of standards
HIQA has found four HSE-run centres for people with disabilities in the north west in breach of standards. It follows the publication of 20 new reports by the Health and Information and Quality Authority today.…
Councils monitor weather as freezing conditions set to continue
County Councils across the region will be monitoring weather conditions over the weekend. Prolonged rail, hail, sleet and snow showers are forcast to continue for much of the weekend and motorists are urged to take…
PSNI investigating attack on prominent priest’s home
The PSNI is investigating an attack on the home near Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, of prominent longtime civil and human rights campaigner Fr Joe McVeigh. A number of windows in the priest’s house, in Lisbellaw, about…
Schools get funding boost for minor works
Almost 300 schools in the north west are to receive funding as part of the government’s minor works grant scheme. 177 primary schools in Donegal, 68 in county Sligo and 37 in Leitrim are to…
New committee has two weeks to save rural Sligo post office
A committee set up to keep the post office in Ballygawley say they have two weeks to save the service. Following a public gathering on Wednesday and a meeting last night the committee has put…