Sligo Town to get free public Wifi next month
Sligo Town is to get free public Wifi next month. It’s a private venture by Magnet Networks in collaboration with local businesses. The Wifi will be available in all the main shopping streets in the…
185% year on year increase on those waiting on trolleys in May at Sligo Hospital
There’s been a 185 per cent rise in the numbers waiting for admission to hospital on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital in May this year compared to the same month in 2017. The Irish Nurses…
Gardai investigating alleged sexual assault at Cowboys and Heroes Festival
Gardai are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a woman at the Cowboys and Heroes Country Music Festival in Co Leitrim over the weekend. The woman was staying in the camping site at the festival…
Spray-paint dog mess pink to stop dog fouling – Cllr Henry
Calls are being made on Sligo County Council to spray-paint dog mess bright pink in a bid to shock irresponsible owners into changing their bad habits. Councils in the UK have run similar campaigns which…
Jobs will be created by wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Co Sligo
Irish Water have said that jobs will be created by the upgrading of a number of new wastewater treatment plants in Co Sligo. The sod was officially turned last Friday on the upgraded plants in…
Only two fines for dog fouling issued in the North West over last two years
Only two fines were handed out for dog fouling in the Northwest during the last two years. No fines were handed out in Counties Donegal and Leitrim, while two were handed out by Sligo County…
Donegal Gardaí deploy ‘stinger’ to stop drunk driver travelling 170km/h on wrong side of the road
The Gardaí needed to deploy a ‘stinger’ device to stop a drunk driver in Donegal this morning. A ‘stinger’ is a device used to puncture the tyres of cars that refuse to stop by throwing…
