Farmers facing fodder shortage also waiting for payments
A Sligo councillor is calling for unspent money in the Department of Agriculture to be spent earlier in the year. Marie Casserly says that each year it emerges there has been an underspend in the…
Knock airport remains a vital link for people coming home this Christmas
Ballymote/Tubbercurry municipal district councillors held their monthly meeting at Ireland West Airport Knock this morning. Sligo County Council is one of a number of counties in the region which has invested in the airport. The story…
Road between Leitrim and Fermanagh closed
The road between Kiltyclogher in north Leitrim and Cashel in County Fermanagh remains closed since last night. Gardai are on duty at one end of the road and PSNI officers at the other. An alternative…
Sligo to be named regional capital as part of Ireland 2040 plan
Sligo will be named regional capital of the northwest in the national planning framework next month. This follows complaints that the draft plan — Ireland 2040 — failed to plan for any significant population growth…
53 people on hospital trolleys across the Northwest
There are record numbers on hospital trolleys in the North West today, with 53 people waiting on a bed. Thirty five people are now waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital. Eighteen are waiting at the University…
Donegal Town cinema plans in doubt as developer fails to appeal planning decision
The developer of a proposed new cinema for Donegal Town has not appealed a decision to turn down his planning application. The developer has confirmed that he has not appealed a decision to turn down…
Chief Superintendent confirms new Garda for Kinlough
The new Chief Superintendent in Sligo Leitrim has not ruled out allocating more Gardai to small rural areas. Aidan Glacken who took up his new role just three weeks ago says that he has already…
