UPDATE: O’Connell Street in Sligo Town reopened after fire
UPDATE, 4:45pm: O’Connell Street in Sligo town is open again after having been closed earlier this afternoon while firemen dealt with a blaze. There was nobody injured and no serious damage caused in the fire that…
Average house prices increase across the North West for third time this year
House prices in the North West have risen for the 3rd time in a row this year. According to Daft.ie’s 3rd Quarter report, house prices have risen in Leitrim by 6.4% compared to the start…
Sligo lotto player wins €500,000
A lotto player in Sligo has won half a million euro in the EuroMillions Plus draw. The winning ticket was sold in Cecil’s Foodstore Centra, in Collooney Co. Sligo. There were a record four winners…
Sligo/Leitrim TD accuses government of obstructing rural development
Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim Eamon Scanlon has accused the Fine Gael government of obstructing rural development through its “hands-off approach”. Deputy Scanlon was commenting following the launch of Fianna Fáil’s 10 point action plan…
People urged to avail of rural services to help deter crime
People in the North West are urged to use their local services to help keep communitities safe. That’s the message from Inspector Padraic Burke of Ballymote Garda Station following a well-attended community engagement meeting in…
Minister for Rural Affairs in Donegal today
Minister Michael Ring is in county Donegal today to announce more funding for rural projects. Donegal Minister Joe McHugh has claimed that €17m has been secured through Minister Ring’s Rural Affairs Department for county Donegal…
Retailers urged to consider taking over business from Post Offices
Dunkineely Post Office is closing today. It’s part of the national raft of closures where post masters or post mistresses are retiring. The local community has written to An Post to ask them to keep…