St. Johns Hospital Alzheimers unit closing in march
The Alzheimers unit at St. John’s Hospital in Sligo is to close in March. There are four remaining family members in the unit which has been in place for over 20 years. No new patients…
Former civil servant jailed for one year
A former civil servant has been jailed for one year for selling confidential information to private investigators. Rory Lenihan with an address of Letterkenny Co. Donegal, worked for the Department of Social Protection where he…
Sligo County Council had the highest sick leave rate in 2016
Sligo County Council had the highest certified sick leave rate in 2016. The figure is just a snapshot of how Local Authorities are performing and the details are published in the National Oversight and Audit…
MPs to see first hand what impact Brexit could have
Politicians from right across the UK will have an opportunity to see and understand the border better when they come to a major conference in Sligo in March. MPs and MLAs as well as Oireachtas…
Dept says ‘no payments’ on illegally burnt land on Killery mountain
The Department of Agriculture says it’s confident that land on Killery mountain on the Sligo Leitrim border was burnt illegally last summer. Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon raised the question in the Dail recently of…
Former Senator welcomes new Good Friday drinking laws
A Sligo publican is welcoming the passing of new laws that now pave the way for pubs to open on Good Friday. The bill was passed in the Dail yesterday afternoon and is expected to…
Leitrim County Council expected to ratify new CEO today
The new CEO of Leitrim County Council is expected to be ratified at a meeting later today. Lar Power, currently a Director of Services at Waterford County Council is expected to fill the role in…