Funding boost for Donegal and Knock airports
There’s a welcome boost in funding for airports in the region. Ireland West Airport Knock has been approved for €1.8m in funding from the Department of Tourism Transport and Sport. While Donegal Airport is to…
Historic letter written by Sean MacDiarmada returns to the county
A Leitrim businessman says has bought a significant letter written by one of the 1916 Rising leaders from the county. The letter was handwritten in January 1915 by Sean MacDiarmada, a native of Kiltyclogher in…
Ambulance drivers in Letterkenny continue industrial action
Ambulance drivers and crew in the Letterkenny area are continuing with industrial action in a dispute over time off for excess hours worked. However, SIPTU Sector Organiser Martin O’Rourke stresses that patient safety is not…
ISPCA describe Mountcharles man who kicked his dog to death as ‘one of the worst cases they’ve come across’
The ISPCA have described a case where a Co Donegal man kicked his pet dog to death and then burnt its remains, as one of the worst cases of animal cruelty they’ve ever come across.…
Bridge in Gurteen ‘accident waiting to happen’
Emergency works need to be carried out on a bridge in Gurteen before a fatality happens. That’s according to local Fianna Fail Councillor Paul Taylor who says the bridge which is near a number of…
Rural Co Leitrim cottage sells at ‘wild’ auction for €32k
A run down cottage in county Leitrim has sold to a UK buyer for the price of a family car. The cottage just outside Carrick-on-Shannon made international headlines as an ideal present this Christmas. The…
UPDATE: Security alert on the Fermanagh-Leitrim border ends
Photo courtesy of Rory O’Brien, Sligo Updated 6pm: A security alert between Garrison and Belcoo has ended. Police and the Gardai responded to a report that a suspect device had been left in the Garrison…
