First Action Group meeting hears Dept still in denial about fodder crisis
There is still no recognition by the Department of Agriculture that farmers in the North West are in a fodder crisis. That’s according to the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association were one of the…
Domestic violence victims remembered at Sligo ceremony
The eight female victims of domestic violence in Ireland this year have been remembered at a ceremony in Sligo this afternoon. 100 people turned up at the event at Rockwood Parade in Sligo to highlight…
Diocese of Achonry left without Bishop as Brendan Kelly appointed to Galway
It remains unclear today how long the Catholic Diocese of Achonry will be without a bishop. It follows the announcement by the pope this morning that Bishop Brendan Kelly is to be the new bishop…
Sligo TD hits out at ads from government’s new ‘spin unit’
A Sligo Fianna Fail TD has once again hit out at what he calls the government’s new ‘spin unit’. €5m was allocated by the government to the new unit in the 2018 Budget and it’s…
Disappointment at new Garda numbers coming to NW stations
The numbers of new recruits being sent to Garda Stations in the North West is once again disappointing. That’s according to Stranorlar Fianna Fail Councillor Patrick MacGowan who has raised concerns about the issue. Just…
New survey reveals 64% of patients at SUH waited over six hours to be admitted
The results of a new national hospital patient survey have found there is a need for improvements at our hospitals. In the first National Patient Experience Survey conducted last May, 13,700 patients who had been…
North west rail passengers being treated as second class citizens – Deputy Scanlon
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has said that rail passengers in the Northwest are being treated as second class citizens. Irish Rail regularly receive complaints about overcrowding on the Sligo to Dublin train. And speaking on our…
